§ 50-3. Use by public utilities.  


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  • Any public utility occupying or utilizing in any manner the city streets, rights-of-way, easements, or any other city property shall enter into a franchise agreement with the city within a reasonable time period of commencing operations or activities with such time period not to exceed the term of 60 days; unless the city council grants an extension to such time period. A utility not currently granted a franchise agreement with the city which shall use and occupy any city streets, rights-of-way, easements, or on any other city property is liable to the city for the payment of reasonable franchise fees commensurate with those fees charged to similarly situated public utilities.

(Ord. No. 2006-12-97, §§ 1, 2, 12-19-2006)