§ 10. Vacation.

Except where required for a public improvement project, the vacation of any street or public property, after the installation of gas facilities, shall not operate to deprive company of its rights to operate and maintain such gas facilities, until the reasonable cost of relocating the same and the loss and expense resulting from such relocation are first paid to company. In no case, however, shall the city be liable to the company for failure to specifically preserve a right-of-way, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 160.29 as supplemented or amended. In accordance with Minnesota Rules, Part 7819.3200, if the city's order directing vacation of the street or public property does not require relocation of the company's gas facilities to prevent interference with a current public improvement, the vacation proceedings shall not be deemed to deprive company of its right to continue to use the right-of-way of the former street or public property for its gas facilities installed prior to such order of vacation.

(C.F. No. 06-595, § 10, 7-26-06)