(a) Each grantee shall construct, install and maintain its cable television system in a manner consistent with, and in compliance with, all applicable laws, ordinances, construction standards, governmental requirements and technical standards, as established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and as follows:
(1) Any cable television system within the City shall meet all FCC and other applicable Federal or State technical and signal quality standards for cable television systems as herein defined and as these standards may be amended from time to time.
(2) Signals provided by a franchisee to a subscriber must be able to be received by the subscriber's television set or cable system terminal device.
(b) Upon request, each grantee shall provide to the City written reports of the grantee's recently completed annual proof of performance tests conducted pursuant to FCC standards and requirements.
(c) Each grantee shall at all times comply with the National Electrical Safety Code (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering); the National Electrical Code (National Fire Protection Association); applicable Federal, State and local regulations; and other applicable codes and ordinances.
(d) All working facilities, conditions and procedures used or occurring during construction of the cable system shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
(e) Construction, installation and maintenance of a cable television system shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner and in close coordination with public and private utilities, and shall follow accepted industry construction procedures and practices.
(f) All cable and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines, and multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and bundled with due respect for engineering consideration.
(g) Any antenna structure used in the cable system shall comply with construction, marking and lighting of antenna structures as required by the United States Department of Transportation.
(Ord. 581. Passed 12-13-95.)