(A) Unless exempted entirely from this chapter, or exempted under one or more provisions of this chapter, or granted relief (by the Council/franchising authority) from one or more provisions and/or requirements of this chapter, then this chapter shall be applicable to an MCS provider, and this chapter shall have full effect and be enforceable in its entirety. Moreover, a non-exempt MCS provider shall be expected to comply with this chapter no later than nine months after this chapter becomes effective, except where a different compliance date is given or noted (including a different date noted in an applicable franchise agreement).
(B) Division (A) of this section is not intended to repeal, and does not have the effect of repealing Ordinance No. 12-1993-43 or any current franchising ordinance that presently exists between the Council/franchising authority and a franchised MCS provider.
(C) As a result of division (B) of this section, the provisions of this chapter which are inconsistent with an existing franchise or Ordinance No. 12-1993-43 shall have no effect on an existing franchise ordinance until the expiration of the existing franchise, or until one of the following events occurs:
(1) Prior to the expiration of the franchise, the Council/franchising authority and the affected MCS provider either execute an amended franchise or renewal franchise in which both parties agree to be bound by the terms of the chapter or the expiration of the existing franchise.
(2) Ordinance No. 12-1993-43 is specifically repealed.
(Ord. 4-1994-20, passed 4-12-94)