(a) The following minimum requirements for facilities and services apply to all franchises. The City may require that a franchise exceed these minimum requirements.
(1) A cable system constructed or rebuilt after the effective date of this section must have a minimum capacity of fifty-four (54) video channels available for immediate or potential use and have the capability for two-way communications.
(2) A cable system must provide at least one access channel for public, educational or governmental access. However, the City may require a franchisee to reserve additional channels for future access use. If the City determines that the use of existing access facilities warrants the activation of such reserve channels, the franchisee shall activate them upon ninety (90) days notice from the City. The City may require the franchisee to contribute to capital costs for access studios and related equipment and facilities.
(3) A cable system must provide leased access channels as required by Federal law.
(4) Service to public buildings may be required without charge as set forth in the franchise agreement.
(b) Unless a franchise agreement provides otherwise, a franchisee must make cable service available to every unserved dwelling within the franchise service area. Where the franchise service area is the entire City, the franchisee shall extend service to any annexed areas within six (6) months of the date of annexation; provided, however, the franchisee is not required to extend service in areas where the cable would pass fewer than thirty (30) homes per cable mile, as measured from the franchisee's nearest trunk line.
(c) The City may waive minimum requirements of this section where such waiver is justified in the public interest.
(Ord. 75-89. Passed 6-26-89.)