(A) In the event of termination or forfeiture of the a franchise agreement or abandonment of a cable operator’s cable system, the city may require the cable operator to remove all or any portion of its cable system from all public ways; provided, however, that the cable operator will not be required to remove those portions of its cable system required to provide telecommunications services or other non-cable service to the extent that the cable operator lawfully provides telecommunications services or other non-cable service over the cable system.
(B) If a cable operator has failed to commence removal of its cable system, or such part as designated by the city, within 120 days after written demand for removal is given, or if the cable operator has failed to complete such removal within 12 months after written demand for removal is given, the city may apply funds secured by the franchise agreement toward removal.
(Ord. 4245, passed 9-3-2019)