At the
expiration, revocation or termination of the franchise, or of the
permanent discontinuance of the use of all or a portion of its facilities,
the franchisee shall, within thirty days thereafter, make written
application to the city for authority either (1) to abandon all or
a portion of such facilities in place, or (2) to remove all or a portion
of such facilities. Such application shall describe the facilities
desired to be abandoned, their location with reference to city highways,
and shall describe with reasonable accuracy the physical condition
of such facilities. The city shall determine whether any abandonment
or removal which is thereby proposed may be effected without detriment
to the public interest and under what conditions such proposed abandonment
or removal may be effected. He or she shall then notify the franchisee
of his or her determination.