The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of the use of the public right-of-way by any business or service which is engaged in regularly supplying the public with some commodity or service which is of public consequence and need, such as electricity, gas, water, sanitary sewer, or transportation service that does not have a current franchise or other agreement with the city of Bothell addressing the subject matters covered in this chapter. To the extent the provision of any current franchise or other written agreement with a public utility conflicts with any provision of this chapter, the applicable provision of the franchise or other written agreement shall prevail. (Ord. 1696 § 1, 1997).