A. Any license granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter authorizes the licensee to engage in the business of operating and maintaining a cable system in the City, and for that purpose the licensee may erect, install, construct, repair, replace, reconstruct, and retain, in, on, over, under, upon, across and along the streets and public ways within the City, such wires, cables, conductors, ducts, conduits, vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, pedestals, attachments, and other property and equipment as are necessary and appurtenant to the operation of the cable system.

B. For its cable system in the ordinary course of business, a licensee may lease, rent or license facilities such as wires, cables, conductors, ducts, conduits, vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, pedestals, attachments, and other property and equipment from a third party; provided, however, that neither a licensee nor the third party will be relieved of any regulation or obligation as to its use of those facilities in the streets and public ways. Any lease, rent or license from a third party of its facilities in the streets and public ways that is not in the ordinary course of business will be subject to the approval of the City and on the City’s reasonable terms and conditions. The City Manager may establish rules and procedures to provide for the review and approval of requests for approval for lease, rent or license from third parties.

C. Prior to construction or alteration, the licensee must file plans with the Street Transportation Department and any other department designated by the City, and must, where required, receive written approval in the form of a permit before proceeding.

D. In the case of emergency repairs, the licensee may obtain verbal approval for the repair from the appropriate Street Transportation Department personnel. However, in those cases the licensee must later file plans and obtain a permit. Wherever the facilities or related construction activity of the licensee create a serious hazard to public safety or welfare, the licensee must take all necessary actions to immediately abate the hazard. If the licensee cannot contact the City immediately, the licensee must proceed to abate the hazard immediately and must notify the City, file plans, obtain a permit and make any required changes as soon as possible. (Ord. No. G-6034, 2015)