(a) A grantee shall extend cable service to all areas of the city with a density of 30 homes per mile at no cost for cable system extension other than the standard installation fees charged to all subscribers, and in accordance with its franchise and consistent with the rules and guidelines of the FCC, except the Main Street Business Improvement District as defined in §§ 37.105 through 37.120 of this Code.
(b) In cases of new construction or property development where utilities are to be placed underground, the developer or property owner shall give all grantees at least 14 days’ notice to grantees of the construction or development, and of the particular date on which open trenching will be available for grantee’s installation of conduit and/or cable. A grantee shall provide specifications as needed for trenching.
(c) Should the grantee determine that line extension is economically unfeasible, the grantee and the developer agree to negotiate in good faith toward an equitable agreement. If the grantee and the developer arrive at impasse, disputes over the extension shall be decided by the city council 30 days after receipt of written request by either party.
(1992 Code, § 44-31) (Ord. 104-09, passed 11-16-2009)