CONFORMANCE WITH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Dallas City Code § 43-144
in effectSEC. 43-144. CONFORMANCE WITH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Whenever the city or the director deems it necessary to remove, alter, change, relocate, or adapt the underground or overhead facilities of a public service provider in the public right-of-way due to the city’s reconstruction, widening, or straightening of streets; replacement of water or wastewater facilities; installation of traffic signals, traffic signs, and markings; or construction of any other city public improvement project, the public service provider that owns the facilities shall conform its facilities with the project as prescribed by the director.
(b) The facilities must be conformed, at the public service provider’s expense, within 90 days after the director issues notice to the public service provider, unless a different schedule for the work is approved by the director. The public service provider shall submit a utility clearance letter, which identifies facilities to be adjusted and provides reasonable conformance dates for all necessary facility adjustments.
(c) The public service provider’s facilities that fail to conform within the 90-day notice period or within the approved schedule will be deemed abandoned. The city will not be liable for any damage to or destruction or removal of the facilities, or for any interruption or termination of service through the facilities, caused by the activity of the city described in this section. The public service provider is responsible for reimbursing the city for expenses incurred as a result of delays caused by the public service provider’s failure to conform their facilities. These expenses shall reflect the actual costs incurred by the city, but in no case be less than $50 per day to cover the cost for the daily inspection. The public service provider is exempt if able to reasonably demonstrate delay due to circumstances beyond its control. (Ord. Nos. 24495; 26263; 33394)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-121682Fetched: 10/26/2026