A. If the use of a substantial part of the cable system is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of 12 months, or if the cable system or property has been installed in any street or public place without complying with the requirements of the license or this chapter, or the license has been terminated, canceled or has expired without renewal, the licensee will promptly, upon being given ten days’ notice, remove from the streets or public places all of the property and poles of the cable system. However, the City may permit any underground cable or any other underground property to be abandoned in place. After the licensee removes its property, it must promptly restore the street or other area from which the property was removed to a condition satisfactory to the City.

B. Any property of the licensee remaining in place without the consent of the City 180 days after the termination or expiration of the license will be, at the option of the City, considered permanently abandoned. The City may extend that time.

C. Any property of the licensee permitted to be abandoned in place must be abandoned in a manner suitable to the City. Upon permanent abandonment in place, the property will, at the City’s option, become property of the City, and the licensee will submit to the City an instrument in writing, to be approved by the City Attorney, transferring licensee’s interest in the property to the City. (Ord. No. G-6034, 2015)