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<br />Licensee shall be responsible for coordination of its installation work to avoid any
<br />interference with existing utilities, substructures, facilities, street light operations, or routine
<br />maintenance. During installation, alteration, repair, and maintenance of Equipment, Licensee
<br />must abide by all City construction regulations, including, but not limited to construction hours,
<br />waste management, noise abatement, and traffic management ordinances and regulations.
<br />Licensee must pay all parking fees and citation fines incurred by Licensee and its contractors for
<br />vehicle parking. The City will not pay or void any citations or reimburse Licensee for traffic
<br />citations or fines.
<br />8 ALTERATIONS
<br />8.1 Licensee’s Alterations.
<br />Other than installation in accordance with Approved Plans, Licensee shall not make or
<br />permit any alterations to the License Area or anything that is part of, installed on, or appurtenant
<br />to the License Area, except with the City’s prior consent in each instance, which the City may
<br />grant or withhold in its sole discretion. The City may condition its consent reasonably in each
<br />instance based on the scope and nature of the alterations to be made. All alterations must be at
<br />Licensee’s sole expense in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the City and
<br />be performed only by duly licensed and bonded contractors or mechanics.
<br />8.2 Title to Improvements and Removal of Licensee’s Equipment.
<br />Except as otherwise provided in this Master License, the City has no claim of ownership
<br />of Licensee’s Equipment installed on the License Area, but any structural improvements to a City
<br />Pole or Associated Facilities, replacement of a City Pole or Associated Facilities , installation of
<br />an Integrated Pole, or installation of fiber-optic cable owned by Licensee, as approved by the
<br />City, made by Licensee will become City Property and remain on the Pole or Associated
<br />Facilities Location should Licensee vacate or abandon use of the City Pole or Associated
<br />Facilities. Licensee may remove all of its Equipment (which excludes structural improvements to
<br />or replacement of any City Pole or Associated Facilities) from the License Area after 30 days’
<br />prior notice to the City, subject to Article 25 (Surrender of License Area), and Article 27 (Special
<br />Provisions), unless the City has previously elected to require Licensee to remove at Licensee’s
<br />sole expense all or part of any structural improvements to the License Area or City Pole or
<br />Associated Facilities, whether made by the City or Licensee.
<br />9 CITY WORK ON POLES OR LICENSE AREA
<br />9.1 Repairs, Maintenance, and Alterations.
<br />City will: (a) maintain and repair the City Poles or Associated Facilities as needed, in its
<br />sole judgment, for its street light, utility, or municipal operations; and (b) correct any immediately
<br />life-threatening or hazardous condition. Except as specified in Article 27 (Special Provisions),
<br />neither City work on the City Poles or Associated Facilities, nor the condition of the City Poles or
<br />Associated Facilities, will entitle Licensee to any damages, relieve Licensee of the obligation to
<br />pay the License Fees and Additional Fees or perform each of its other covenants under this
<br />Master License, or constitute or be construed as a constructive termination of this Master
<br />License.
<br />9.2 Notice to Licensee.
<br />The City reserves the right at any time to make alterations, additions, repairs, removals,
<br />and improvements to all or any part of the License Area for any operational purpose, including
<br />maintenance and improvement of street lighting services, City compliance with mandatory
<br />regulations or voluntary controls or guidelines, subject to: (i) making good faith efforts to give
<br />Licensee 72-hour prior notice of City work that requires manipulation of Licensee’s equipment in
<br />accordance with Section 9.3 (Licensee’s On-Call Representative); (ii) allowing a representative
<br />of Licensee to observe the City’s work; and (iii) taking reasonable steps not to disrupt Licensee’s
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