HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-9 - Amending Section 5.44.160 of the Newport Beach Municipal CodeORDINANCE No. 86 -9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTION 5.44.160
OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN
as follows:
• SECTION 1. Section 5.44.160 is amended to read as follows:
5.44.160 Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) All matters
herein provided to be filed with the City shall be filed with the
City Clerk.
(b) The grantee must pay the City a sum of money suf-
ficient to reimburse it for expenses incurred by it in publishing
legal notice and ordinances in connection with the granting of a
franchise pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; such payment
to be made within thirty (30) days after the City shall furnish
such grantee with a written statement of such expense.
(c) The grantee shall maintain a toll free telephone
number within the City of Newport Beach so that CATV maintenance
services shall be promptly available to subscribers.
(d) No person, firm or corporation in the existing service
• area of grantee shall be arbitrarily refused service; provided, how-
ever, that grantee shall not be required to provide service to any
subscriber who does not pay the applicable connection fee or the
applicable monthly service charge.
(e) The City Council may, upon finding that extraordinary
circumstances applying to land, buildings or CATV system do exist,
waive any or all of the requirements of this chapter.
(f) Any CATV system existing in the City prior to the
adoption of this chapter shall, within sixty (60) days after the
effective date of this chapter make application for a franchise.
Said system may continue its existing operations, but may not enlarge
or expand same without first securing a franchise from the City.
(g) Grantee shall, without charge, provide all subscriber
•services
of its system
to all public school
buildings. City police
and fire
stations, City
recreation centers
and such other buildings
owned or controlled by the City as the City Manager shall designate.
Such service shall consist of a drop connection to the exterior of
the building or property involved and a connection to the interior
of the building or property to a television set if desired.
(Ord. 1178 § 9,1966:• Ord. 1153 § 6950, 1960).
• SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
days after its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 28th day
of April, 1986, and was adopted on the 12th day of May ,
1986 by the following vote:
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AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Agee, Cox, Hart,
Heather, Maurer, Plummer, Strauss
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