A nonexclusive franchise to install, construct, operate and maintain a cable television system on streets within all or a specific portion of the City may be granted by Council to any person, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, who offers to furnish and provide such system under and pursuant to the terms and provisions of this article. No provision of this article may be deemed or construed to require the granting of a franchise when, in the opinion of Council, it is in the public interest to restrict the number of grantees to one or more, and competitive franchises covering the same territory shall be restricted to those instances where the applicant for the second franchise can offer a unique or legally protected service which is not available and cannot be made available to the grantee of the existing franchise.
(Ord. 8490. Passed 4-9-85.)
(Ord. 8490. Passed 4-9-85.)