§ 18-8. Limitations of license.

(a)

Any license granted under this chapter shall be nonexclusive.

(b)

Any privilege claimed under any license by the licensee in any street shall be subordinate to any lawful occupancy or use thereof by the town and shall be subordinate to any prior easements, prior licenses to use the rights-of-way, and any other private property rights that may be superior to the license issued.

(c)

Any right or power in, or duty imposed upon, any officer, employee, department, or board of the town shall be subject to transfer by the town to any other officer, employee, department, or board of the town.

(d)

A licensee shall be subject to all existing requirements of town's rules, regulations and specifications or hereafter enacted or established pursuant to the town's police powers and taxing authority, and shall comply with all applicable existing state and federal laws and regulations or hereafter enacted or established. There is hereby reserved to the town the power to amend any section of this chapter so as to require additional or greater standards of construction, operation, maintenance or otherwise pursuant to the town's lawful police powers or as provided in the license.

(e)

Any license granted shall not relieve the licensee of any obligation involved in obtaining pole space from any department of the town, utility company, or from others lawfully maintaining poles in streets.

(f)

Any license granted does not relieve licensee of compliance with town code provisions governing construction, work, or use of the streets and rights-of-way. There is hereby preserved to the town the power to amend any section of this Code related to construction in streets and public rights-of-way pursuant to its police powers.

(Ord. No. 1137, § I, 12-15-98)