The Village Council of the Village of Brooklyn Heights is hereby authorized to grant the right, privilege and franchise to construct, operate and maintain a cable television system in the streets of the Village for a period up to fifteen years from and after the passage, acceptance and effective date of this chapter, subject to the conditions and restrictions as hereinafter provided, and said right, privilege and franchise shall be offered to applicants as a franchise agreement ordinance, hereinafter called the agreement, and let to the best applicant or applicants after applications have been examined by the Village Council. The agreement shall contain all standards for performance, engineering and other parameters of public interest and shall be in ordinance form. A franchise may be renewed for successive ten-year terms on the same terms or conditions as may be lawfully specified by the Village Council, and consistent with the requirements of Rule 76.31 (a) (6) of the FCC. The right to use and occupy said streets for the purposes herein set forth shall not be exclusive, and the Village reserves the right to grant a similar use of said streets to any person at any time during the period of the franchise.
(Ord. 16-80. Passed 5-20-80.)