The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context.
BOARD. The Township Board of the Township of Williamstown, or its designee.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. Any person who owns, controls, operates or manages a cable communications system for the purpose of providing cable communications service to members of the public located in the Township of Williamstown; except that the definition shall not include:
(1) A telephone, telegraph or electric utility in a case where it merely leases or rents to a cable communications company utility pole contact space for the placing thereon of wire or cable facilities used in the distribution of television or other signals to the subscribers of such cable communications company; or
(2) A telephone or telegraph utility regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission or Federal Communications Commission in a case where it merely provides communication channel service under published tariffs to a cable communications company for the distribution of television signals to the subscribers of the company.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. The business, in whole or in part, of receiving directly or indirectly over the air and amplifying or otherwise modifying signals transmitting programs broadcast by one or more signals, sound signals, pictures, visual images, digital signals, telemetry or any other type of closed circuit transmission by means of electrical or light impulses, whether or not directed to originating signals or receiving signals off the air, and redistributing the signals by wire, cable or other means to members of the public located in the Township of Williamstown who pay for the service.
CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, CABLE SYSTEM, CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM, CATV or SYSTEM. A system of coaxial cables or other conductors, antennas, transmitters, fixtures, converters, distribution network, studios and other equipment used or to be used to originate or receive television or radio signals directly or indirectly off the air and to transmit them via cable to subscribers for a fixed or variable fee, including the origination, receipt, transmission and distribution of voices, sound signals, pictures, visual images, digital signals, telemetry or any other type of closed circuit transmission by means of electrical or light impulses, whether or not directed to originating signals or receiving signals of the air. Provided, however, the definition shall not include any separate system which serves only the residents of a single apartment building under common ownership, control or management, upon approval of the Township Engineer of the Township of Williamstown.
PERSON. One or more individuals, firms, corporations, associations, partnerships or organizations of any kind and any combination thereof.
(Ord. 23, eff. 3-20-1981; Ord. rev. 9- -1993)