A franchisee shall provide the city with written notice of any transfer of the franchise. A franchisee shall not sell, assign, sublet, dispose of or otherwise transfer a franchise (or any of the rights or privileges granted by such franchise) to another entity, without the prior written consent of the city. The city’s consent to such a transfer shall not be withheld if the entity would have qualified for an original franchise had it applied and if the entity demonstrates it has the same insurance policies and bonds in place as is required of the original franchisee. Nothing in any approval by the city of any transfer pursuant to this section shall be construed to waive, release or delegate any rights or powers of the city to hold the original franchisee liable for any violation of its franchise.
(Ord. G-D13, Series 2005, passed 4-26-05)