Common use of Use of Existing Poles or Conduits Clause in Contracts

Use of Existing Poles or Conduits. (a) To maximize public and employee safety, to minimize visual clutter of aerial plant, and to minimize the amount of trenching and excavation in and along the City Rights- of-Way and sidewalks for underground plant, Franchisee shall make every commercially reasonable effort to co-locate compatible facilities within the Rights-of-Way subject to the engineering requirements of the owners of utility poles and other facilities. The Franchisee shall utilize existing poles, conduits and other facilities whenever commercially reasonable and shall not construct or install any new, different or additional poles, conduits or other facilities whether on public property or on privately-owned property until the written approval of the City is obtained. No location of any pole or wire-holding structure owned by the Franchisee shall be a vested interest. (b) The facilities of the Franchisee shall be installed underground in those areas of the City where existing telephone and electric services are both underground at the time of construction by the Franchisee. In areas where either telephone or electric utility facilities are installed aerially at the time of system construction, the Franchisee may install its facilities aerially; however, at such time as the existing aerial facilities are placed underground, the Franchisee shall likewise place its facilities underground at the sole cost to the Franchisee.

Use of Existing Poles or Conduits. (a) To maximize public and employee safety, to minimize visual clutter of aerial plant, and to minimize the amount of trenching and excavation in and along the City Rights- Rights-of-Way and sidewalks for underground plant, Franchisee shall make every commercially reasonable effort to co-locate compatible facilities within the Rights-of-Way subject to the engineering requirements of the owners of utility poles and other facilities. The Franchisee shall utilize existing poles, conduits and other facilities whenever commercially reasonable and shall not construct or install any new, different or additional poles, conduits or other facilities whether on public property or on privately-owned property until the written approval of the City is obtained. No location of any pole or wire-holding structure owned by the Franchisee shall be a vested interest. (b) The facilities of the Franchisee shall be installed underground in those areas of the City where existing telephone and electric services are both underground at the time of construction by the Franchisee. In areas where either telephone or electric utility facilities are installed aerially at the time of system construction, the Franchisee may install its facilities aerially; however, at such time as the existing aerial facilities are placed underground, the Franchisee shall likewise place its facilities underground at the sole cost to the Franchisee.