§ 6-4. Removal or relocation of dangerous structures.

The city shall have the power at any time to order and require any cable television system operator (referred to in this chapter as "operator") to remove and abate any pole, tower, wire, cable, electronic conductor or any other structure or facility that is dangerous to life or property and, if the operator fails or refuses to act after written notice, the city shall have the power to remove or abate the same at the expense of the operator, all without compensation or liability for damages to the operator. When required by the city for reason of traffic conditions, public safety, street vacation or widening or relocation, installation of sewer mains, water pipes, power lines, signal lights, tracks and sanitation equipment or any other type of structures or improvement by public agencies, any cable television operator within the city shall, at its own expense, protect, support, temporarily disconnect, relocate or remove from the street or other public place any property of the operator when ordered in writing by the city council, and the operator shall have no claim for reimbursement of costs or damages against the city.

(Code 1965, § 6-2)