(a) In the event any non-Residential Permittee intends to remove excluding normal repairs and maintenance or abandon any facilities within the Rights of Way, such Permittee shall submit a notice to the Director describing the portion of the facilities to be removed or abandoned and the date of removal or abandonment, which date shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such notice is submitted to the Director. The Permittee may not remove, destroy or permanently disable any such facilities after such notice without the written approval of the Director. The Permittee shall remove and secure such facilities as set forth in the notice unless directed by the Director to abandon such facilities in place.
(b) Upon such abandonment the City may elect to accept title to the abandoned facility. Such acceptance shall be in writing and upon such acceptance, full title and ownership of such abandoned facilities shall pass to the City without the need to pay compensation to the Permittee or Franchisee. The Permittee shall, however, continue to be responsible for all taxes on such facilities or other liability associated therewith, until the date the same was accepted by the City.