A. A nonexclusive franchise to install, construct, operate, and maintain a cable television system on or within streets, parkways, alleys and other city rights-of-way within all or a specific portion of the city may be granted by the council to any person, whether operating under an existing franchise, who or which offers to furnish and provide such system under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of this chapter.
B. No provision of this chapter may be deemed or construed as to require the granting of a franchise when in the opinion of the council it is in the public interest to restrict the number of grantees to one or more.
(Ord. 85-07-950 § 1 (part))