(A) Any opening or obstruction in or disturbance of the streets, public ways or other municipal properties made by the franchisee in the exercise of its rights under a franchise agreement shall be done in compliance with town ordinances which regulate work in the public ways of the town, except that any bond requirements therein may be waived in cognizance of bond requirements of this chapter. Further, the town shall require the franchisee to install the cable system underground in the town where other public utilities have been or will be installed underground.
(B) The franchisee shall, at its expense, protect, support, temporarily disconnect, relocate in the same street or other public place or municipal property or remove from the street or other public place or municipal property, any property of franchisee when required by the Board of Commissioners or its designee by reason of traffic conditions, public safety, street vacation, freeway and street construction, change or establishment of street grade, installation of sewers, drains, water pipes, power lines, signal lines and tracks or any other type of structures or improvements by public agencies.
(C) The franchisee shall, on the request of any private party holding an appropriate permit issued by the town, temporarily raise or lower its lines to permit the moving of any building or other structure and the actual expense of the same shall be paid by the party requesting the same.
(D) Upon failure of the franchisee to commence, pursue or complete any work required by law or by the provisions of this chapter to be done in any street or other public place or municipal property, within the time prescribed and to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners or its designee, the Board of Commissioners or its designee may, at its option, cause this work to be done and the franchisee shall pay to the town the cost thereof in the itemized amounts reported by the Board of Commissioners or its designee to the franchisee within 30 days after receipt of the itemized report.
(1988 Code, § 111.17) (Ord. passed 10-2-1979) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Excavations, see § 98.02
Obstructing streets or sidewalks, see § 98.06