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City rejects the company' s proposed location, the City may propose alternative locations . The City does not waive or forfeit its right to reject the location of facilities by failure to respond within the forty-five (45) days . Subdivision 3 . Emergency Work. A company may open and disturb the surface of public ground without a permit where an emergency exists requiring the immediate repair of its facilities . In such event the company must request a permit not later than the second working day thereafter and comply with the applicable conditions of the permit . In no event may the company undertake such an activity which will result in the closing of a street or alley without prior notification to the City. Subdivision 4 . Street Improvements, Paving or Resurfacing. The City will give the company advance written notice of plans for street improvements where permanent paving or resurfacing is involved. The notice must contain (i) the nature and character of the improvements; (ii) the streets upon which the improvements are to be made; (iii) the extent of the improvements, the time when the City will start the work; and, (iv) if more than one street is involved, the sequence in which the work is to proceed. Subdivision 5 . Company Protection of Facilities . The company must take reasonable measures to prevent the facilities from causing damage to persons or property. The company must take reasonable measures to protect its facilities from damage that could be inflicted on the facilities by persons, property, or the elements . The company must take specific protective measures when the City performs work near the facilities . Subdivision 6 . Prior Service Connections . In cases where the City is undertaking the paving or resurfacing of streets and the facilities are located under such street, the company may be required to install service connections prior to the paving or resurfacing, if it is apparent that service will be required during the five (5) year period following the paving or resurfacing. SECTION 7 . EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING FACILITIES . Companies with facilities, in, on, over, under or along public ground on the effective date of this Ordinance must take prompt action to comply with this Ordinance and the permits authorized by this Ordinance . A company, however, is not required to reapply for a permit obtained from the City prior to the effective date of this Ordinance . A company is not required to pay the difference between the permit fee of a previously obtained permit and the equivalent newly obtained permit under this Ordinance . All other provisions of this Ordinance apply to existing facilities . 5