Grant of authority; license required

(a)

The city may grant one or more licenses in accordance with this chapter.

(b)

No person may construct or operate a cable system over, on, or under public streets, or provide cable service, in the city without a license granted by the city unless otherwise permitted to do so by law, and no person may be granted a license without having entered into a license agreement with the city pursuant to this chapter and other such ordinance of the city as may be applicable.

(c)

Unless otherwise authorized by law, any license granted pursuant to this chapter is solely for the provision of cable service. The city's authority to regulate and/or authorize the use of the streets of the city for the provision of non-cable video or other telecommunications services (including the offering of dark fiber or connectivity) and/or any service not included under Title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, as of the effective date of this chapter, shall not be waived, nor shall such authorization to use the streets of the city for the provision of other than cable services be granted, under a license granted pursuant to this chapter. Licensee's failure to comply with this subsection shall result in imposition of fines to be paid by the licensee to the city in the amount of not less than $2,000.00 per violation, per day or part thereof that the violation continues.

(Ord. No. 11936, § 3, 6-8-00)