(A) Within 60 days after acceptance of any franchise the grantee shall make application for and diligently pursue the obtaining of all necessary permits, licenses and authorizations which are required in the conduct of its business, including, but not limited to, any utility joint use attachment agreements, microwave carrier licenses and any other permits, licenses and authorizations to be granted by duly constituted regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over the operation of CATV system, their associated microwave transmission facilities, or any other associated facility.
(B) The grantee shall commence construction and installation of the CATV system within 90 days after obtaining all necessary permits, licenses and authorizations.
(C) The grantee shall give at least 15 days written notice to the Road Commissioner prior to the commencement of construction and installation of any portion of its CATV system. The notice shall describe the portion of the service area in which grantee intends to render service and describe the construction and installation to be performed. The grantee shall pursue with reasonable diligence the construction and installation of the CATV system within the portion of the service area described in the notice so that service shall be provided within one year from the date of the notice. The grantee shall file a written report with the Road Commissioner describing the portion of the service area in which the grantee is capable of providing service.
(D) After written notice to the grantee and an opportunity for the grantee to be heard, the Board of Supervisors may give the grantee written notice to commence and thereafter pursue the work of installing equipment and facilities reasonably necessary to provide adequate and satisfactory service within a designated portion of the service area of the grantee within a reasonable time to be determined by the Board of Supervisors.
(E) Failure on the part of the grantee to commence and diligently pursue each of the foregoing requirements and to complete each of the matters set forth herein, shall be grounds for termination of the franchise, under and pursuant to the terms of § 7.05.011; provided, however, that the Board of Supervisors, in its discretion, may extend the time for obtaining of permits and authorizations and 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 his or her control.
(1966 Code, § 6A-16) (Ord. 312, § 16; Ord. 967, §§ 3, 4, 2018; Ord. 968, §§ 3, 4, 2018)