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2023 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 19, 2023 Page 181 Article I. General Information 12.13.01.010 Applicability. The terms and conditions set out in this chapter are terms and conditions of any franchise to use the roads, streets, avenues, highways, alleys, rights-of-way or other county properties hereafter granted by the county to any individual or municipal or private corporation engaged in the public service or utility business, unless and except to the extent that such ordinance or resolution granting such franchise expressly provides terms or conditions contrary to those contained in this chapter. (Ord. 82-7 § 1, 1982). 12.13.01.020 Rights of grantee. The grantee shall have the right and authority, to the extent expressed in the resolution of the board of county commissioners granting such franchise, or in any supplemental document, to enter upon the streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, rights-of-way and public places designated by such franchise for the purpose of construction work, extension of existing systems, connection of such systems with consumers' pipelines, cables, lines or equipment, repairing of equipment and in all fashions maintaining and operating the improvements installed within such county property. (Ord. 2021-015, 2021;Ord. 82-7 § 5,1982). 12.13.01.030 Bond of grantee. Before undertaking any of the work or improvements authorized by the franchise, the grantee, if other than a municipal corporation, shall furnish to the county a bond, executed by grantee and a corporate surety authorized to do a surety business in the state, in a sum to be recommended by the director of public works and set and approved by the board of county commissioners as sufficient to insure performance of the grantee’s obligations under such franchise, and conditioned that the grantee shall well and truly keep and observe all of the covenants, terms and conditions and faithfully perform all of the grantee’s obligations under said franchise, and to reset or replace any defective work performed or materials installed by or under the direction of the grantee, its/his employees or contractors, discovered in the replacement of the county’s roads, rights-of-way or other county properties within a period of two years from the date of the replacement and acceptance of such repaired roads, rights-of-way or other county properties by the county. The bond requirement may be met by surety bonds of a continuing nature in effect as of August 1, 1982 or that may thereafter come into effect. (Ord. 82-7 § 20, 1982). 12.13.01.040 Approval of plans and specifications - Supervision. The grantee shall install the pipes, poles, lines, cables or other authorized improvements in the designated streets, avenues, alleys, roads, highways, rights-of-way or other public places pursuant to plans and specifications approved by the county director of public works and