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Right-of-Way Joint Use Agreement
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF _________ §
Be it known, that the City of Southlake, herein after referred to as “City,” and its franchised Utility Companies,
herein referred to as “Utilities,” do consent and agree to permit the following
______________________________, herein after referred to as “Applicant,” to use an right-of-way, situated on or
abutting LOT________, BLOCK________, OF _______________________________________ IN THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, as described on the attached Exhibit No. 1, depicted graphically on the attached EXHIBIT
No. 2 and consented to by the public utility companies as listed on the attached EXHIBIT No. 3, to be used for the
purposes of ________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ and being subject to the following conditions:
I.
That the Applicant, his successors or assigns shall maintain in good condition all of the right-of-way area and the
improvements situated thereon; and, that City and Utilities shall not become responsible for such maintenance at
any time in the future.
II.
That the Applicant shall and does hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City and the Utilities from any
and all damages, loss or liability of any kind whatsoever by reason of injury to property or third person occasioned
by its use of the right-of-way or act of omission, neglect or wrong doing of Applicant, his officers, agents,
employees, invitees or other persons, with regard to the improvements and maintenance of such improvements;
and the Applicant shall, at his own cost and expense, defend and protect City and Utilities against any and all
such claims and demands.
III.
That the Applicant shall arrange for all activities and improvements in the right-of-way to be discontinued and / or
removed within thirty (30) days of written notification, at the discretion of City, for:
(1) Lack of maintenance to the right-of-way;
(2) Failure to provide access to the City or its designees; or
(3) Compliance with a City Council directive that use of the right-of-way by the Applicant be
discontinued and the cost associated with the discontinuing of such activities, and the removal of
such improvements, as well as property adjacent to the right-of-way necessitated by such
discontinuation of the right-of-way use, shall be borne by the Applicant.
IV.
That the Applicant, his successors or assigns shall not seek compensation from City or Utilities for loss of the
value of the improvements made hereunder when such improvements are required to be removed by Applicant.