A. The city may direct a franchisee to temporarily disconnect or bypass any equipment of a franchisee in order to complete street construction or modification or install and remove underground utilities. Such removal, relocation or other requirement shall be at the sole expense of a franchisee.

B. In the event that the use of any part of the cable television system is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of 12 months, or in the event such system or property has been installed in any street or public place without complying with the requirements of the franchise or other city ordinances or the franchise has been terminated, canceled or has expired, a franchisee shall promptly, upon being given 10 days’ written notice, remove, at its expense, within 180 days from the streets or public places all such property and poles of such system other than any which the city may permit to be abandoned in place. Following such removal, a franchisee shall promptly restore the street or other areas from which such property has been removed to a condition satisfactory to the city.

C. Any property of a franchisee remaining in place 180 days after the termination or expiration of the franchise shall be considered permanently abandoned. The city may extend such time not to exceed an additional 90 days; provided, however, that a franchisee may not abandon any of its property within public rights-of-way, streets, or other places without the prior written consent of the city.

D. Upon permanent abandonment of the property of a franchisee in place, the property shall become that of the city, and a franchisee shall submit to the city clerk an instrument in writing, to be approved by the city attorney, transferring to the city the ownership of such property. (Ord. 1708 § 1, 1997).