TITLE 9
FRANCHISES

CHAPTER 1
CABLE TV FRANCHISE

SECTION:

9-1-1: Overview

9-1-1-1: Statement Of Intent And Purpose

9-1-1-2: Findings

9-1-2: Short Title

9-1-3: Definitions

9-1-4: Grant Of Authority And General Provisions

9-1-4-1: Grant Of Franchise

9-1-4-2: Grant Of Nonexclusive Authority

9-1-4-3: Lease Or Assignment Prohibited

9-1-4-4: Franchise Term

9-1-4-5: Previous Franchises

9-1-4-6: Compliance With Applicable Laws, Resolutions And Ordinances

9-1-4-7: Rules Of Grantee

9-1-4-8: Territorial Area Involved

9-1-4-9: Written Notice

9-1-4-10: Ownership Of Grantee

9-1-5: Construction Standards

9-1-5-1: Registration, Permits, Construction Codes, And Cooperation

9-1-5-2: Ongoing Construction

9-1-5-3: Use Of Existing Poles Or Conduits

9-1-5-4: Minimum Interference

9-1-5-5: Disturbance Or Damage

9-1-5-6: Temporary Relocation

9-1-5-7: Emergency

9-1-5-8: Tree Trimming

9-1-5-9: Protection Of Facilities

9-1-5-10: Installation Records

9-1-5-11: Locating Facilities

9-1-5-12: City's Rights

9-1-5-13: Facilities In Conflict

9-1-5-14: Relocation Delays

9-1-5-15: Interference With City Facilities

9-1-5-16: Interference With Utility Facilities

9-1-5-17: Collocation

9-1-5-18: Safety Requirements

9-1-6: Design Provisions

9-1-6-1: System Upgrade/Construction; Minimum Channel Capacity

9-1-6-2: Construction Timetable

9-1-6-3: Interruption Of Service

9-1-6-4: Emergency Alert Capability

9-1-6-5: Technical Standards

9-1-6-6: Special Testing

9-1-6-7: FCC Reports

9-1-6-8: Annexation

9-1-6-9: Line Extension

9-1-6-10: Nonvoice Return Capability

9-1-6-11: Lockout Device

9-1-7: Service Provisions

9-1-7-1: Regulation Of Service Rates

9-1-7-2: Nonstandard Installations

9-1-7-3: Sales Procedures

9-1-7-4: Consumer Protection And Service Standards

9-1-7-5: Subscriber Contracts

9-1-7-6: Refund Policy

9-1-7-7: Late Fees

9-1-7-8: Local Office Policy

9-1-8: Access Channel(s) Provisions

9-1-8-1: Grantee Support For PEG Access

9-1-9: Operation And Administration Provisions

9-1-9-1: Administration Of Franchise

9-1-9-2: Delegated Authority

9-1-9-3: Franchise Fee

9-1-9-4: Not Franchise Fees

9-1-9-5: Access To Records

9-1-9-6: Reports And Maps To Be Filed With City

9-1-9-7: Periodic Evaluation

9-1-9-8: Franchise Modifications

9-1-10: General Financial And Insurance Provisions

9-1-10-1: Performance Bond

9-1-10-2: Letter Of Credit

9-1-10-3: Liability Insurance

9-1-10-4: Indemnification

9-1-10-5: Grantee's Insurance

9-1-11: Sale, Abandonment, Transfer And Revocation Of Franchise

9-1-11-1: City's Right To Revoke

9-1-11-2: Procedures For Revocation

9-1-11-3: Abandonment Of Service

9-1-11-4: Removal After Abandonment, Termination Or Forfeiture

9-1-11-5: Sale Or Transfer Of Franchise

9-1-12: Protection Of Individual Rights

9-1-12-1: Discriminatory Practices Prohibited

9-1-12-2: Subscriber Privacy

9-1-13: Unauthorized Connections And Modifications

9-1-13-1: Unauthorized Connections Or Modifications Prohibited

9-1-13-2: Removal Or Destruction Prohibited

9-1-13-3: Penalty

9-1-14: Miscellaneous Provisions

9-1-14-1: Franchise Renewal

9-1-14-2: Work Performed By Others

9-1-14-3: Amendment Of Franchise Ordinance

9-1-14-4: Compliance With Federal, State And Local Laws

9-1-14-5: Nonenforcement By City

9-1-14-6: Rights Cumulative

9-1-14-7: Grantee Acknowledgment Of Validity Of Franchise

9-1-14-8: Force Majeure

9-1-15: Publication Effective Date; Acceptance

9-1-15-1: Publication, Effective Date

9-1-15-2: Acceptance

9-1-16: Exhibits