(a) Within 30 days after the effective date of a franchise under this article, the grantee shall proceed with due diligence to obtain all necessary permits and authorizations which are required in the conduct of its business, including, but not limited to, any utility joint use attachment agreements.
(b) Within 90 days after obtaining all necessary permits, licenses and authorization, the grantee shall commence construction and installation of the CATV system.
(c) Within one year after obtaining all necessary permits and authorization, the grantee shall proceed to render service to subscribers in at least 40 percent of the franchise area for homes within 350 feet of the cable system, and the completion of the system shall be pursued with reasonable diligence thereafter with extension of service to the remaining franchise area within the next succeeding year. Residences for the franchise cable system shall be offered the option to pay the construction costs for the number of feet exceeding 350 feet which are required to service such residence.
(d) Failure on the part of the grantee to commence and diligently pursue each of the requirements of this section and to complete each of the matters set forth in this section, shall be grounds for termination of such franchise, under and pursuant to the terms of section 14-36; provided, however, the board of commissioners may extend the time for the commencement and completion of construction and installation for additional periods in the event the grantee, acting in good faith, experiences delays by reason of circumstances beyond its control.
(e) The grantee shall file a map with the county at the close of each franchise year, showing the location and identification of component parts of the system.
(f) As a condition of the franchise, the grantee shall provide television and data service to all county government facilities, and television service to the public school facilities without charge.
(g) At all points where separate CATV systems are in the same general area, they shall allow for a coordinated interconnect where technically and economically feasible, between their systems to allow the flow of data on the county government channels, the expense to be shared between the grantees.
(Ord. of 10-5-1981, § 12.9; Ord. of 4-3-1995, § 12.9(G))