[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.01]
(a)
No person shall erect, or cause to be erected, any pole in any street,
alley or public place of the City for the purpose of carrying on a
telegraph or telephone business or supplying electric power without
first having obtained a permit therefor.
(b)
Any person desiring a permit required by Subsection (a) shall file with the Council an application, accompanied with a plat upon a suitable scale showing the route of their proposed line, the name of the street to be occupied, or if an alley the number of the block, and the location of each pole.
(c)
Upon the filing of such application and plat, if such person is duly
authorized to do business in the City and if the erection of the poles
or the placing of the wires, tubes or cables will not interfere with
the right of the public or be contrary to the provisions of this Code
or other ordinances of the City, the Council shall grant a permit
for the erection of such poles, which permit shall be issued by the
Director of Finance and signed by the Mayor.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.02]
All permits granted and any permission given to any person to
erect or maintain any wires or poles shall be subject to the right
of the Mayor and Council at any time to order any alteration in the
location of the poles or the height at which the wires shall be run.
When any such alteration is ordered, the permittee shall within five
days thereafter commence the alterations and complete the same as
soon as practicable thereafter.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.03]
Whenever any street, sidewalk, curb or gutter is disturbed or
injured in the erection of any pole, it shall be the duty of the owner
of such pole on the completion of the work, to immediately restore,
replace and repair such street, sidewalk, curb or gutter.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.04]
No person shall place wires, tubes, cables or fixtures on the
utility poles of any other person without the permission of the Council
to do so.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.05]
All wires, tubes, cables, poles or other fixtures constructed,
erected or maintained contrary to and in violation of the provisions
of this Code or other ordinances of the City or of any permit, shall
be deemed an obstruction to and encroachment on the public streets.
[Gen. Ords. 1959, § 27.06]
All wires, tubes, cables and poles used for any utilities purposes
shall be constructed, erected and maintained in such manner and under
such regulations as the Council may by ordinance direct. Nothing contained
in this Code shall be construed as releasing any person from any obligation
assumed, or duty or obligation imposed under the provisions of any
other ordinances of the City. The City reserves the right to alter,
amend or repeal any sections of this chapter at any time.
[Ord. No. 8492, § 2, 3-7-1996]
All electrical, telephone, cable television and other utility
service lines from the utility distribution system to newly erected
buildings shall be installed underground.
