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5.14. Lumos shall maintain its telecommunications facilities located in the City's public streets and public rights -of -way in good and safe condition and in a manner that complies with all applicable federal, state and local requirements, laws, ordinances, and regulations. 5.15. Lumos shall at all times employ a high standard of care consistent with industry practice in the performance of its obligations hereunder and shall install and maintain and use approved methods and devices for preventing failure or accidents which are likely to cause damages, injuries or nuisances to the public. 5.16. Lumos shall obtain all required permits from the City and any other governmental entity having jurisdiction prior to commencing work or any nature and shall comply with all terms and conditions of any such permit. Lumos shall furnish detailed plans of the work and other required information, and shall pay all required fees prior to issuance of a permit in accordance with the rates in effect at the time of payment. Lumos shall comply with all applicable ordinances and permitting requirements. A single permit may be issued for multiple excavations to be made in public streets and rights -of -way; provided, however, any applicable fees established by the City shall apply to each such excavation unless otherwise provided by ordinance. Exceptions to the requirement for a written permit may be allowed in cases of emergencies involving public safety or restoration of service. In the case of emergency excavations made in a public street or public right -of -way without a permit, Lumos shall make a report of each such excavation to the City pay the applicable fee within the time specified in the City Policy of Engineering Standards for Work in the City of Portsmouth Right of Way, which many be updated from time to time. Currently, that time period is 48 hours from the onset of work. Any permit application and inspection related to repair of excavations shall be promptly acted upon by the City so as not to unreasonably delay Lumos in efficiently discharging its public service obligation and in any event shall be granted or denied within thirty (30) days from submission and, if denied, accompanied by a written explanation of the reasons the permit was denied and the actions required to cure the denial. 5.17. (a) Promptly after installation, repair or extension of the telecommunications facilities or any portion thereof or any pavement cut by Lumos in any public way of the City, the incidental trenches or excavations shall be refilled by Lumos in a manner acceptable to the City Manager. Pavement, sidewalks, curbs, gutters or any other portions of public ways damaged, disturbed or -11-