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3. Conditions on Right-of-Way Use. a. Nothing in this Franchise shall be construed to prevent City from constructing, maintaining,repairing or relocating sewers; grading, paving,maintaining, repairing,relocating and/or altering any Right-of-Way; constructing, laying down, repairing, maintaining or relocating any water mains; or constructing, maintaining, relocating, or repairing any sidewalk or other public work. b. All System transmission and distribution structures, lines and equipment erected by the Grantee within City shall be located so as not to obstruct or interfere with the use of Rights-of-Way except for normal and reasonable obstruction and interference which might occur during construction and to cause minimum interference with the rights of property owners who abut any of said Rights-of- Way and not to interfere with existing public utility installations. c. If at any time during the period of this Franchise City shall elect to alter or change the grade or location of any Right-of-Way,the Grantee shall, at its own expense, upon reasonable notice by City, remove and relocate its poles,wires, cables, conduits, manholes and other fixtures of the System and in each instance comply with the reasonable and lawful standards and specifications of City. d. The Grantee shall not place poles, conduits, or other fixtures of System above or below ground where the same will interfere with any gas, electric,telephone, water or other utility fixtures and all such poles, conduits, or other fixtures placed in any Right-of-Way shall be so placed as to comply with all reasonable and lawful requirements of City. e. The Grantee shall,upon request of any Person holding a moving permit issued by City,temporarily move its wires or fixtures to permit the moving of buildings with the expense of such temporary removal to be paid by the Person requesting the same, and the Grantee shall be given not less than ten(10) days advance written notice to arrange for such temporary changes. f. The Grantee shall have the authority to trim any trees upon and overhanging the Rights-of-Way of City so as to prevent the branches of such trees from coming in contact with the wires and cables or other facilities of the Grantee. g. Grantee shall use its best efforts to give reasonable prior notice to any adjacent private property owners who will be negatively affected or impacted by Grantee's work in the Rights-of-Way. 4. Undergrounding of Cable. Unless otherwise required by action of City Council, Grantee must place newly constructed facilities underground in areas of City where all other utility lines are placed underground. Amplifier boxes and pedestal mounted terminal boxes may be placed above ground if existing technology reasonably requires, but shall 12