§ 15-20 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   The franchisee shall at all times employ at least ordinary care and shall install and maintain in use commonly accepted methods and devices for preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause damage, injuries or nuisances to the public.

   (b)   The franchisee shall install and maintain its wires, cables, fixtures and other equipment in accordance with the substantive requirements of Chapter 16 of this Code and all applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations and in such manner that they will not interfere with any installations of the City or of a public utility serving the City.

   (c)   All structures and all lines, equipment and connections in, over and under and upon the streets, sidewalks, alleys and public rights-of-way or places of the City, wherever situated or located, shall at all times be kept and maintained in a safe, suitable, substantial condition and in good order and repair.

(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 2899, passed 3-21-1984)

§ 15-21 ANNUAL REPORT.

   The franchisee shall, on or before April 1 of each year, file with the City Clerk true and accurate maps or plats, showing the location of all existing and proposed installations, which shall include all receiving and transmitting stations, all trunk lines, whether leased or owned outright, feeder lines, whether leased or owned outright; and attached to such maps or plats shall be a list by address of current subscribers.

(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974)

ARTICLE IV. PROGRAMMING; SERVICE; RATES

§ 15-22 SIGNAL QUALITY.

   A franchisee shall:

   (a)   Produce a picture, whether in black and white or in color, that is undistorted, free from ghost images and accompanied with proper sound on typical standard production television sets that meets all applicable rules and standards of the Federal Communications Commission, shall transmit signals of adequate strength to produce good pictures with good sound at all outlets without causing cross-modulation in the calibers or interfering with other electrical or electronic systems.

   (b)   File with the City, within thirty (30) days of the completion of such tests, copies of the results of all cable system performance and signal tests that the franchisee is required to perform on its cable system by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

   (c)   Comply with all rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission concerning cable system signal and picture quality and shall test its system for compliance with such regulations as required by those rules and regulations.

(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974; Ord. 3486, passed 1-28-2002)

§ 15-23 COLOR TELEVISION.

   The facilities used by the franchisee shall be capable of distributing color television signals, and when the signals the franchisee distributes are received in color by the franchisee, they shall be distributed in color by the franchisee.

(Ord. 2428, passed 2-18-1974)