All franchises granted pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to, and shall expressly indicate that they are subject to, the following provisions:
(A) Any franchise granted hereunder shall be subject to the right of the city, by appropriate action of its Board, to revoke a franchise for cause shown pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the applicable laws of the state or the United States of America;
(B) Any franchise granted hereunder shall be subject to all applicable provisions of city ordinances and any amendments thereto;
(C) Any franchise granted hereunder shall be subject to the right of the city in the exercise of its powers under this chapter or its police powers:
(1) To repeal the same for repeated failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, any other local, state, or federal laws, or FCC rules or regulations pursuant to the procedures specified in this chapter;
(2) To establish reasonable standards of service and quality of products and to prevent unreasonable discrimination in service or rates;
(3) To require continuous and uninterrupted service to the public in accordance with the terms of the franchise throughout the entire period thereof;
(4) To control and regulate the use of its streets, alleys, bridges, and public places and the space above and beneath them. The franchisee may be required by the city to permit joint use of its property and appurtenances located in the streets, alleys, and public places of the city by the city and other utilities insofar as such joint use may be reasonably practicable and upon payment of reasonable rental therefor provided. In the absence of agreement upon application by any franchisee or the city, the dispute may be submitted and resolved as provided in § 112.058;
(5) Through its appropriately designated representatives, to inspect all construction, relocation, or installation work performed subject to the provisions of the franchise and this chapter, and make such other inspections as it shall find necessary to insure compliance with the terms of the franchise, this chapter, and other pertinent provisions of law; and
(6) At the expiration of the term for which this franchise is granted or upon the termination and cancellation as provided herein, to require the franchisee to remove, within 18 months and at its own expense, all portions of the CATV system from the public ways within the city.
(Ord. 96-9, passed 2-26-1996)