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12.56.150 Vacation of streets - City incorporation. <br />1. Whenever any of the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, rights -of -way or public <br />places designated in such franchise shall be eliminated from the county jurisdiction by <br />reason of the incorporation or annexation to a city, then all the rights, privileges and <br />franchises so granted shall terminate in respect to the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, <br />highways, rights -of -way and public places so eliminated. <br />2. If at any time the county vacates any county street, avenue, alley, road, highway, right- <br />of-way or other county property which is subject to rights granted by the franchise and <br />the vacation is for the purpose of acquiring the fee or other property interest in the <br />road, right-of-way or other county property for the use of the county, in either its <br />proprietary or governmental capacity, then the board of county commissioners may, at <br />its option, by giving ninety days' written notice to the grantee and after granting an <br />alternate route, terminate this franchise with reference to such county road, right-of-way <br />or other county property so vacated, and the county shall not be liable for any damages <br />or losses to the grantee by reason of such termination and the grantee shall move its <br />franchise at its own cost. (Ord. 82-7 § 3, 1982). <br />3. <br />12.56.160 Condemnation. <br />The granting of any franchise shall not preclude the county from acquiring by purchase or <br />condemnation any or all of the improvements installed by the grantee within the franchises. (Ord. <br />82-7 § 4, 1982). <br />12.56.170 Non -exclusivity - Work not to interfere - Prior utilities' preference. <br />1. The grants and privileges herein enumerated shall not be deemed or held to be an <br />exclusive franchise. It shall in no manner prohibit the county from granting other <br />franchises of a like nature or franchises for other public or private utilities over, along, <br />across, under and upon any of the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, rights -of - <br />way or other county properties as herein enumerated, and shall in no wise prevent or <br />prohibit the county from using any of the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, <br />rights -of -way or other county properties or affect its jurisdiction over them or any part <br />of them. <br />2. All construction or installation of mains, valves, pipes, poles, cables, lines, fittings and <br />facilities, service, repair, or relocation of the same, performing along, over and/or under <br />the county roads, rights -of -way or other county properties subject to the franchise shall <br />be done in such a manner as not to interfere with the construction and maintenance of <br />other utilities, public or private, drains, drainage ditches and structures located therein, <br />nor with the grading or improvement of such county roads, rights -of -way or other <br />county properties. <br />3. The owners of all other utilities, public or private, installed in such county roads, rights - <br />of -way or other county properties prior in time to the lines and facilities of the grantee, <br />shall have preference as to the positioning and location of such utilities so installed with <br />respect to the grantee. Such preference shall continue in the event of the necessity of <br />relocating or changing the grade of any such county road or right-of-way. (Ord. 82-7 § <br />15, 1982). <br />