§ 25.4. Requirement for an Award of a Franchise.

A.

No Person shall construct, install, maintain or operate a Cable Television System within the City on any public property of the City, unless a Franchise has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and unless such Franchise is in full force and effect. Such Franchise shall not take the place of any other license or permit which may be legally required of the Grantee in order to conduct such a business. This requirement of first obtaining a Franchise applies regardless of whether the facilities of a Cable Television System in the Public Way are to be owned or leased by the proposed cable operator.

B.

After receiving application for a Franchise, the City, after considering the legal, financial, technical and character qualifications of the applicants, may grant one or more non-exclusive Franchises creating a right to construct, operate, maintain, repair and upgrade a Cable Communications System within the Public Ways of the City. Franchise(s) may be granted to the applicant(s) which in the City's judgment will serve the public interest; provided, however, no provision of this ordinance shall be deemed or construed as to require the City to grant a Franchise.

(Ord. of 1-7-1985, Doc. #19125; Ord. of 9-23-1996, Doc. #29666)