§ 25.49. Grandfather Clause.

A.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Chapter, the Cable Television operator who holds an existing Cable Television Franchise and is operating a Cable Television System pursuant to such Franchise at the time of enactment of any ordinance amending this Chapter, may, unless otherwise agreed to in the Franchise Agreement, continue to operate under the terms of the ordinance in existence at that time until the expiration of the existing Franchise, not including any renewal or extension thereof.

B.

The existing franchise holder, however, may renew the Franchise under the terms of this Chapter prior to the expiration of its current Franchise. The existing franchise holder shall supply so much of the application information as requested by the City to update or supplement the information already on file with the City and shall provide a construction schedule for those areas of the City currently without Cable Service which have a residential density of more than fifty (50) units per cable mile. In the event the existing franchise holder elects to renew its Franchise under terms of this Chapter then the existing franchise holder shall be subject to all the terms and conditions contained in this Chapter after the filing of the written acceptance in accordance with Section 25.42 of this Chapter.

(Ord. of 1-7-1985, Doc. #19125; Ord. of 9-23-1996, Doc. #29666; Ord. of 12-11-2000, § 2.11, Doc. #33439)