§ 24-60. Franchise grant.

(a)

A franchise shall be a nonexclusive grant by ordinance to operate a cable system within the franchise area. The grant includes the right and privilege to construct, erect, operate and maintain, in, upon, along, across, above, over and under all streets such as poles, wires, cables, underground conduits, manholes and other television conductors and fixtures necessary or convenient for the maintenance and operation of a cable system.

(b)

The right to use and occupy the streets for the purposes set forth in this article shall not be exclusive, and the county reserves the right to grant a similar use of the streets to any entity during the period of the franchise. The rules, regulations and standards legally adopted by the Federal Communication Commission, as well as 47 USC 521 et seq., and all amendments thereto, as well as F.S. §§ 166.046 and 125.42 and all amendments thereto, shall apply to and shall govern the operations of any franchise granted under this article and such rules, regulations and statutes are hereby declared to be part of any franchise granted, and such rules, regulations and statutes shall control over any of the terms and conditions set forth in this article or any franchise granted hereunder to the extent of any conflict.

(c)

Except as limited by subsection (b) of this section, any franchise shall incorporate all the terms and procedures of this article as if they were fully set out in such franchise.

(Code 1979, § 6.8-18; Ord. No. 9-1989, § 3)