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29 4. Removal After Abandonment, Termination or Forfeiture. a. In the event of termination or forfeiture of the Franchise or abandonment of the System, City shall have the right to require Grantee to remove all or any portion of the System from all Rights-of-Way and public property within City, unless Grantee is offering other services (such as telecommunication services) over the System and has or obtains the necessary authorizations to occupy the rights-of-way for such purposes. b. If Grantee is not providing other lawful services over the System with the necessary authorizations and has failed to commence removal of System, or such part thereof as was designated by City, within thirty (30) days after written notice of City's demand for removal is given, or if Grantee has failed to complete such removal within twelve (12) months after written notice of City's demand for removal is given, City shall have the right to apply funds secured by the Letter of Credit and Performance Bond toward removal and/or declare all right, title, and interest to the System to be in City with all rights of ownership including, but not limited to, the right to operate the System or transfer the System to another for operation by it. 5. Sale or Transfer of Franchise. a. No sale or transfer of the Franchise, or sale, transfer, or fundamental corporate change of or in Grantee, including, but not limited to, a fundamental corporate change in Grantee’s parent corporation or any entity having a controlling interest in Grantee, the sale of a controlling interest in the Grantee’s assets, a merger including the merger of a subsidiary and parent entity, consolidation, or the creation of a subsidiary or affiliate entity, shall take place until a written request has been filed with City requesting approval of the sale, transfer, or corporate change and such approval has been granted or deemed granted, provided, however, that said approval shall not be required where Grantee grants a security interest in its Franchise and/or assets to secure an indebtedness. The foregoing notwithstanding, Grantee must seek approval of any transaction constituting a transfer under state law. b. Any sale, transfer, exchange or assignment of stock in Grantee, or Grantee’s parent corporation or any other entity having a controlling interest in Grantee, so as to create a new controlling interest therein, shall be subject to the requirements of this Section 10.5. The term "controlling interest" as used herein is not limited to majority stock ownership, but includes actual working control in whatever manner exercised. In any event, as used herein, a new “controlling interest” shall be deemed to be created upon the acquisition through any transaction or group of transactions of a legal or beneficial interest of fifteen percent (15%) or more by one Person. Acquisition by one Person of an interest of five percent (5%) or more in a single transaction shall require notice to City. This requirement shall not apply to transactions involving the acquisition of a non-Cable Service business, movie studio, or other such business venture by Grantee’s parent company).