For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, abbreviations, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number.
CATV. “CATV” shall mean a community antenna television system as hereinafter defined.
City. “City” shall mean the City of Boynton Beach, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, in its present incorporated form or in any later reorganized, consolidated, enlarged or reincorporated form.
Community antenna television system. “Community antenna television system” shall mean a system of antenna, coaxial cables, wires wave guides, or other conductors, equipment or facilities designed, constructed or used for the purpose of providing television or FM radio service by cable or through its facilities as herein contemplated. CATV shall not mean:
(a) The transmission of any special program or event for which a separate and distinct charge is made to the subscriber in the manner commonly known and referred to as “pay television.”
(b) A private community antenna system, e.g., which is a system of equipment designed to receive and distribute television and radio signals serving a minimum of ten (10) residential units in a condominium or nonprofit homeowners' association.
Council. “Council” shall mean the present governing body of the city or any future board constituting the legislative body of the city.
Franchise. “Franchise” shall mean and include any authorization granted hereunder in terms of a franchise, privilege, permit, license or otherwise to construct, operate and maintain a CATV system in the city. Any such authorization, in whatever terms granted, shall not mean and include any license or permit required for the privilege of transacting and carrying on a business within the city in accordance with Chapter 13 of this Code of Ordinances.
Grantee shall mean the person, firm or corporation to whom or which a franchise, as hereinabove defined, is granted by the council under this chapter, and the lawful successor, transferee or assignee of said person, firm or corporation.
Gross annual receipts shall mean any and all compensation and other consideration in any form whatever and any contributing grant or subsidy received directly or indirectly by a grantee from subscribers or users in payment for television or FM radio signals or service received within the city.
Gross annual receipts shall not include installation and line extension charges, or any taxes on services furnished by the grantee imposed directly on any subscriber or user by any city, state or other governmental unit and collected by the grantee for such governmental unit.
Property of grantee shall mean all property owned, installed or used by a grantee in the conduct of a CATV business in the city under the authority of a franchise granted pursuant to this chapter.
Street shall mean the surface of and the space above and below any public street, road, highway, freeway, lane, path, alley, court, sidewalk, parkway, or drive, now or hereafter existing as such within the city.
Subscriber shall mean any person or entity receiving for any purpose the CATV service of a grantee.
(Code 1958, § 7A-1; Ord. No. 81-20, § 1, 6-16-81)