§ 812.02. GRANT OF AUTHORITY.

(a) Grant of Franchise. There is hereby granted to Comcast Cablevision of Michigan LLC (Comcast) a non-exclusive franchise to erect, install, construct, repair, replace, reconstruct, maintain and operate a cable television system, and to retain in, over, under, across and along any public street, public way and public place, now laid out or dedicated, and all extensions thereof and additions thereto in the Franchisee's franchise area, such poles, wires, cable conductors, ducts, conduit vaults, manholes, amplifiers, attachments, and other property as may be necessary and appurtenant to its CATV system, and, in addition, to use, operate and provide similar facilities or properties rented or leased from other persons, firms or corporations, including, but not limited to, any public utility or other franchisee franchised or permitted to do business in the City.

(b) Term and Effective Date of Agreement. The term of this chapter and the franchise granted herein shall be for fifteen years from the effective date of this chapter. The franchise may be renewed in accordance with Section 812.13 .

(c) Territorial Extent of Franchise. The territorial extent of the franchise granted herein is the legal boundaries of the City as of the date of this chapter or the boundaries extended by effective annexation, provided that the Franchisee shall only be required to extend its cable system into such annexed areas as per the requirements set forth in Section 812.07 (c).

(Ord. 52. Passed 6-13-88; Ord. 100. Passed 12-8-03.)