No franchise shall be deemed to expressly or impliedly authorize the grantee to construct or install poles or wire-holding structures within streets for the purpose of placing cables, wires, lines, or otherwise without the written consent of the County within which the street is situated. Such consent shall be given or withheld in the sole discretion of the County and may be given upon such terms and conditions as the County, in its sole discretion, may prescribe, which shall include a requirement that the grantee perform, at its sole expense, all tree trimming required to maintain the poles clear of obstructions.
With respect to any poles or wire-holding structures which a grantee is authorized to construct and install within streets, the County reserves the privilege of utilizing such poles or wire-holding structures, if such use would enhance the public convenience and would not unduly interfere with the grantee’s operations, with the condition that the County, public utility, or public utility district pay to the grantee any or all actual and necessary costs incurred by the grantee in permitting such use. (§ 1, Ord. 961, eff. October 27, 1983)