A. The term of an original franchise shall be up to 15 years from the date the franchise is accepted by a grantee. The term of a renewed franchise shall be no more than fifteen years. No franchise granted pursuant to this chapter shall give any exclusive right to a grantee and every such franchise shall be deemed to reserve the right to grant other franchises to use and occupy the public ways of the city for cable service or any other purpose on such terms as the city may then deem appropriate.
(Prior code § 113.1-6; Amend Coun. J. 12-9-92, p. 25465; Amend Coun. J. 4-24-12, p. 23998, § 1)