As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings given to them herein:
(a) "Act" shall mean the Uniform Video Services Local Franchise Act, being Act 480 of the Public Acts of 2006, M.C.L.A. 484.3301 and following, as amended from time to time.
(b) "Claims" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 806.07(a).
(c) "Facilities" shall mean the lines, equipment and other facilities of a permittee which use or occupy the public right-of-way in the delivery of video services in Municipality.
(d) "Franchise agreement" shall mean the franchise agreement entered into or possessed by a video service provider with Municipality as required by Section 3(1) of the Act, if it is the standardized, uniform form of franchise agreement established by the MPSC.
(e) "Manager" shall mean the City Manager of the City of Ionia or his or her designee.
(f) "Metro Act" shall mean the Metropolitan Extension Telecommunications Rights-of-Way Oversight Act, being Act No. 48 of the Public Acts of 2002, M.C.L.A. 484.3101 and following.
(g) "Metro Act Permit" shall mean a permit to use the public right-of-way issued by Municipality under its ordinance implementing the Metro Act after a provider's application for same to Municipality as set forth in such ordinance.
(h) "Metro authority" shall have the same meaning as "Authority" in the Metro Act.
(i) "MPSC" shall mean the Michigan Public Service Commission, and shall have the same meaning as the term "Commission" in the Act and the Metro Act.
(j) "Municipality" shall mean the City of Ionia.
(k) "Permittee" shall mean a video service provider with a currently valid franchise agreement but without a currently valid Metro Act Permit.
(1) Upon applying to Municipality for and then obtaining a Metro Act Permit from Municipality, a video service provider is not a permittee and is no longer required to comply with this chapter. A video service provider is also not a permittee and is not required to comply with this chapter if it and Municipality enter into a voluntary franchise agreement as described in Section 806.11.
(l) "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, association, partnership, governmental entity, or any other legal entity.
(m) "Public right-of-way" shall have the same meaning as in the Act.
(n) "Street construction" and "street resurfacing" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 806.06(h).
(o) "Video service" shall have the same meaning as in the Act.
(p) "Video service provider" shall have the same meaning as in the Act.
(Ord. 455. Passed 2-5-08.)