No license shall be deemed to expressly or impliedly authorize the licensee to construct or install poles or wire-holding structures within the streets for the purpose of placing cables, wires, lines or otherwise, without the written consent of the Board of Supervisors. Such consent shall be given upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the Board of Supervisors in its sole discretion may prescribe which shall include a requirement that the licensee 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 licensee is authorized to construct and install within streets, a public utility or public utility district serving the County may, if denied the privilege of utilizing such poles or wire-holding structures by the licensee, apply for such permission to the Board of Supervisors. If the Board of Supervisors finds that such use would enhance the public convenience and would not unduly interfere with the licensee’s operations, the Board of Supervisors may authorize such use subject to the terms and conditions as it deems appropriate. Such authorization shall include the condition that the public utility or public utility district pay to the licensee any and all actual and necessary costs incurred by the licensee in permitting such use. (§ 1, Ord. 1095, eff. July 27, 1989)