A. Permit and manage reasonable access to the rights-of-way of the City for utility purposes and conserve the limited physical capacity of those rights-of-way held in trust by the City consistent with applicable State and Federal law;

B. Assure that the City’s current and ongoing costs of granting and regulating access to and the use of the rights-of-way are fully compensated by the persons seeking such access and causing such costs;

C. Secure fair and reasonable compensation to the City and its residents, who have invested millions of dollars in public funds to build and maintain the rights-of-way, for permitting use of the rights-of-way by persons who generate revenue by placing facilities therein and charging residents for services delivered thereby;

D. Assure that all utility companies, persons and other entities owning or operating facilities or providing services within the City register and comply with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the City;

E. Assure that the City can continue to fairly and responsibly protect the public health, safety and welfare of its residents, and assure the structural integrity of its rights-of-way when a primary cause for the early and excessive deterioration of the rights-of-way is their frequent excavation by persons whose facilities are located therein;

F. Encourage the provision of advanced and competitive utility services on the widest possible basis to businesses and residents of the City. [BC 4.15.020, added by Ordinance No. 4684, 5/4/16]