Every franchise granted by the county after March 6, 1959, for the period covered
by the franchise, to erect, construct, operate, alter, maintain and use any electric
distribution and transmission system consisting of poles, towers, crossarms, conduits,
manholes, vaults, cables, wires, transformers, switches and other equipment, appliances
and appurtenances, including communication circuits, for the purpose of conducting,
transmitting and distributing electricity and electrical energy for light, heat and
power purposes, and for any and all other purposes for which electricity can be used,
on, along, upon, over, in, under and across the highways within the county, except
as otherwise provided in the ordinance granting the franchise, shall be granted subject
to the following terms and conditions in addition to such of the general terms and
conditions of Chapter 16.38 as are incorporated by reference in the ordinance granting the franchise, and in
addition to the terms and conditions set forth in the ordinance granting the franchise.