Service to Residents and Businesses in Franchise Area.

15.201. 

Line Extension to Residences. Unless a Franchise Agreement provides otherwise, a Grantee must make cable service available to every unserved structure within the Franchise service area. Where the Franchise service area is the entire City, the Grantee shall extend service to any annexed areas according to the following schedule:

(1) 

For areas of territory annexed to the City of five (5) acres or more, the Grantee shall extend service to such areas within twelve (12) months of the date of annexation; or,

(2) 

For those areas of less than five (5) acres, the Grantee shall extend service to such annexed areas within six (6) months of the date of annexation; provided, however, the Grantee is not required to extend service in areas where the cable would pass fewer than twenty (20) homes per cable mile.

15.202. 

Line Extension to Businesses. Grantee shall make available the services of the Cable System or any Video Communications System to local businesses. Where a building housing one or more businesses, or multiple buildings housing businesses, are not contiguous to residential Dwelling Units, Grantee shall provide service to such building or buildings, if they are located one hundred twenty-five (125) feet or less from a terminating point along a trunk or feeder of the Cable System. If said building or buildings are located more than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from a terminating point along a Cable System or where applicable a Video Communications System trunk line or feeder, Grantee may voluntarily provide service to a business or businesses for an amount not to exceed the cost of construction of said portion of the system. In the event that Grantee should provide service to other businesses or residential Dwelling Units extending from the system constructed for the initial business unit or units, Grantee shall refund fifty percent (50%) of the sum charged to the initial business unit or units within six (6) months of initial provision of service to other businesses or residential dwelling units.

[Ord. 6400, amend, 10/6/1998]