Draft chapter 110: Natural Gas Franchise
§ 110.03 Pipes And Mains
The 2026 draft's § 110.03 beside the current code's § 110.03: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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A comparison with the August 2026 draft recodification prepared by Iowa Codification for the City. The draft has not been adopted and can still change; the current code (unofficial compilation) governs until a recodified Code is adopted. Matches between sections are made by machine from the texts and are reviewed where uncertain.
Wording changed largely rewritten (61% same words)
Notable changes
- Text removed: …hereafter be located by authority of the City.
Said gas pipes, mains, conduits and other facilities shall be so located and maintained in the streets, avenues, alleys, and public places of the City as to make no unnecessary obstruction therein to the use thereof by the public.…
What changed
Word-level comparison of the current text with the draft's; spacing and paragraph breaks come from the documents' text. Footnotes are left out.
Current code
§ 110.03 Excavations
The Company shall have the right to excavate in any public street for the purpose of laying, relaying, repairing or extending gas pipes, mains, conduits, communication circuits and other facilities provided that the same shall be so located and maintained as to make no unnecessary obstructions of any drains or sewers or the flow of water therefrom, which have been or may hereafter be located by authority of the City. Said gas pipes, mains, conduits and other facilities shall be so located and maintained in the streets, avenues, alleys, and public places of the City as to make no unnecessary obstruction therein to the use thereof by the public.
2026 draft
§ 110.03 Pipes And Mains
The Company shall have the right to excavate in any public street for the purpose of laying, relaying, repairing, or extending gas pipes, mains, conduits, and other facilities provided that the same shall be so placed as not to unreasonably interfere with any above or below-ground utility services or facilities which have been or may hereafter be located by or under authority of the City.
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