§ 5.12.210. Removal and abandonment of property of grantee.

A.

In the event that the use of any part of the CATV system is discontinued, for any reason, for a continuous period of twelve 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 grantee's franchise or this chapter, or the franchise has been terminated or cancelled or has expired, the grantee shall promptly, upon being given ten days' notice, remove from the streets or public places all such property and poles of such system, other than any which the director of public works may permit to be abandoned in place. In the event of such removal, the grantee shall promptly restore the street or other area from which such property has been removed to a condition satisfactory to the director of public works.

B.

Any property of the grantee remaining in place sixty days after the termination or expiration of the franchise shall be considered permanently abandoned. The director of public works may extend such time not to exceed an additional thirty days.

C.

Any property of the grantee to be abandoned in place shall be abandoned in such manner as the director of public works prescribes. Subject to the provisions of any utility joint use attachment agreement, upon permanent abandonment of the property of the grantee in place, the property shall become that of the county, and the grantee shall submit to the board an instrument in writing, to be approved by the county counsel, transferring to the county the ownership of such property.

(Ord. 525 § 11.01.110, 1969).