During the term of the license, should licensee determine that any adjacent areas not included in the original license application warrant the extension of cable TV services, the licensee may apply to the Department for approval to extend services to such areas.
(a) Application. Licensee shall apply to the Department for approval of such license area expansion. The application shall include, but not be limited to, maps of the area(s) to be constructed, a construction schedule, a copy of the Subscriber Complaint Record as required by § 42.0546(b), and such other information as may be required by the Director.
(b) License Area Expansion Fee. All license area expansion applications, when filed, shall be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable application fee, which shall be in the form of cash, certified or cashier’s check, or money order to pay for the cost of processing and evaluating the application. Application fee amounts shall be set forth in the County Code fee provisions.
(c) Approval. Upon receipt of the licensee’s application for the license area expansion, the matter will be submitted to the License Review Board and Board of Supervisors in accordance with § 42.0517.
(d) Term. After approval of the license area expansion by the Board of Supervisors, and upon notification by the licensee that the construction of said area(s) has been completed, said area(s) shall be considered a part of the license area, and the term of the license for such expansion area(s) shall expire when the term of the original license expires. The Director shall provide written notice to the licensee to this effect, and copies of said notice shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board and the Department.
(e) Service. As a condition to expansion of the license area, licensee shall within five years following approval of a license expansion area, complete all construction and provide all subscribers within that area with the same services at the same rates as charged other subscribers within the original license area.
(Ord. 1281, passed - -1966; Am. Ord. 2053, passed - -1976; Am. Ord. 2667, passed - -1982; Am. Ord. 3440, passed - -1991)