No franchise granted pursuant to this chapter shall exclude any area, portion, or part of the city. Any grantee awarded a franchise as provided by this chapter shall plan, design, and construct a system capable of providing services to all residential and commercial units within the city as provided within a franchise awarded hereunder. The service area shall be the entire incorporated geographical limits of the city. The initial service shall be that portion of the franchise territory scheduled to receive initial service, as stated in a franchise agreement.
(2011 Code, § 14.08.020)