Except as otherwise provided by law, no person, firm or corporation shall transmit, furnish, deliver or receive, or cause to be transmitted, furnished, delivered or received electric energy for light, power, heat and other purposes for public and/or private use within and through the limits of the city, or place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures, over, upon or under any street or public place
for the purpose of operating a public utility or transmitting, furnishing, delivering or receiving, or causing to be transmitted, furnished, delivered or received electric energy or for any other purpose, except pursuant to a franchise from the city. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance. Every ordinance granting a franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions of the franchise. The grantee shall bear the costs of publication of the franchise ordinance and shall make a sufficient deposit with the City Administrator or his or her designee to guarantee publication before the ordinance is adopted.
(Prior Code, § 3.25) (Ord. 203, Third Series, effective 8-21-1997; Ord. 18, Fourth Series, effective 6-24-2021)