(A) Grantor’s right to revoke. Grantor reserves the right to revoke, terminate, or cancel a franchise, if after strictly following the procedures required by division (B) below of this section, it is determined that a grantee has violated any material provision of its franchise or this chapter and has failed to substantially cure said violation.
(Prior Code, § 10.0701)
(B) Procedures for revocation.
(1) The grantor shall provide a grantee with written notice of a cause for revocation and the intent to revoke and shall allow the grantee 60 days subsequent to receipt of the notice in which to substantially cure the violation or to provide adequate assurance of performance. Together with the notice required herein, the grantor shall provide the grantee with written findings of fact which are the basis of the revocation.
(2) The grantee shall be provided the right to a public hearing affording due process before the City Council prior to revocation, which public hearing shall follow the 60 day notice provided in division (B)(1) above. The grantor shall provide the grantee with written notice of its decision together with written findings of fact supplementing said decision.
(3) After the public hearing and upon written determination by the grantor to revoke the franchise, the grantee may appeal said decision with an appropriate state or federal court or agency.
(4) During the appeal period, the franchise shall remain in full force and effect unless the term thereof sooner expires.
(5) Upon satisfactory correction by the grantee of the violation upon which said notice was given, the initial notice shall become void.
(Prior Code, § 10.0702)