10/4/82 Cable TV Method of Franchising Const,Oper,Main AmendmentORDINANCE. AMENDING
—.FRANCHISING ;THE, 'CC
,TELEVISION ,'SYSTEM
,,
4, WHEREAS, This
N
—ord'inance entit f ed
--.Franchising 3-2the_)Xc
'Tdle
vision-, ys em.,
WHEREAS', `This
'he'-8th' day' of I
;_.:WHEREAS 'The-�
mei are:,=nec
Ordinance'
_.r,, NOW ,�:THEREFORE
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T
V. h X.,S,e c
o
foll ws
system-- b
1 4
"capacity
'communrd
to 'be 'ac
then,,,'onl
,,granting
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"f&1--1ows:,,I
Y
4
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•�.Ief f ed tkv
4,ftake
sale,
any
notice" t
Commissi
ctidentify
transact
:capital:';;
more ha
outstand'
1 .,,4r,---con s ent
.�'kease,, a
el
P.
grant
Boa
;ept
loar
!ssa
OF,
OFtA ;CABLE
RTH.,
.0
nod of
uction',". Op'e''ration.- and of a ;Cabl
he County o'f, t'
H&rh6t,'St�*e-
ta- of North t , ard"li
rd'., "adopted .ceftain amendments t6 :si`aid,- bkdin
embe 1. 1981
d,,i§* t ; of" t opinion 'that-. ceitain:additi&hal
ry-, to-the r,.- and :efficient - working', of th
:J by `ii
ORDAINED as follows.'
"'construe
111.1
b''
y. '.each we
tio n.;'?3XI1'o,f! th(§,�6rdin6nc6..,,bO-',dffieride'd to
re
ki
..;,-,more '',that
o or 'in
.....
'_'Tw6rWAV�:Capac itv :sha m�'64a`n' 'th'at such�, . ..
,Boar 0 P, t:d h o:,
1st day of
June
�for :"audio `and'L'-Vid6o I
.retu'kn
ati:on-s,;.,.".two-wa'y,,capabili,tyi§ not required .....
.
ti'VaEie(f until IrequesItedl by.,tfie",BoirdI4'r'id""
Boa
;ept
loar
!ssa
OF,
OFtA ;CABLE
RTH.,
.0
nod of
uction',". Op'e''ration.- and of a ;Cabl
he County o'f, t'
H&rh6t,'St�*e-
ta- of North t , ard"li
rd'., "adopted .ceftain amendments t6 :si`aid,- bkdin
embe 1. 1981
d,,i§* t ; of" t opinion 'that-. ceitain:additi&hal
ry-, to-the r,.- and :efficient - working', of th
:J by `ii
ORDAINED as follows.'
"'construe
111.1
b''
y. '.each we
tio n.;'?3XI1'o,f! th(§,�6rdin6nc6..,,bO-',dffieride'd to
re
ki
..;,-,more '',that
o or 'in
.....
'_'Tw6rWAV�:Capac itv :sha m�'64a`n' 'th'at such�, . ..
hall -,maintain ',,'a plant having technical'
�for :"audio `and'L'-Vid6o I
.retu'kn
ati:on-s,;.,.".two-wa'y,,capabili,tyi§ not required .....
.
ti'VaEie(f until IrequesItedl by.,tfie",BoirdI4'r'id""
V�'to,,"the:'extent required' in the '= I franchise
.ordinance'.
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ti'6n::-7Gbf,'the 6rdinari6e'.bea-mended't.t6.",riBad'I.,i'S
Transfer'>of Control No., t-r-an* s� ferI, of
6 f IIthle,"-C_ ATV`
ownership or,.-,cont system '
.56f',
of
ssi
'th
-In'. the absence
-•stances','I` the: Board
api5rove. any such' tr
.r
"'construe
111.1
b''
y. '.each we
- ". , I
..;,-,more '',that
o or 'in
�vw
for
-1
�
'shall -'not`
. o '� I
fall n
't,� „p,
e
fiercer t -,of
iithbut''tfie
J%L' I of Commis
. I
,
,
transfer -.
:ount` 'its
PA
i
:UZI, VQZUI1Lary,'
.encuiiibrahce.or.,
hout; prior
ftclude`,,.f u
Pose
.e any additional
"th& ti ngfer�.of
a
presently,
,er,s; , No".. sale,
e:',6ff6ctiive_,�`
.6r transferee
ptance,.-of this
r circum
s will
0
ssing..
- , S66 ; ..
n I
f Commissioners
or con
right• , of ..control
I ”. -
�rest,��in"'th'e,*�'fra"n'ch'r"se
1s"-' d
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b''
- ". , I
I
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r
"-W -I
T persons acting i n;t
a �.,group,�o
mv�a,lrea'qy; control �ten,;
singularly :,6r': 66�l�le6t'ively..;,.';.�',Pr6Vid
A t ii 6 h B 6d r d p
d" therefbte,.N'�' z
s'. � ,G ,�. , j,b 'shall :not be sunreasonabl withheld` after proper ` < r�u; � '' Y an^ ;P,
licationl,ws,-ma Ot
fzl &pp
Z-1
,.owners ip, of�� co'htr
rzins;fdr-,6f-'� , effective
q,"r""':1,�Pledge for ot eca ionyor,,,,mortgage ,�,r,,3. �;l.
'--or" simi--lat,'#ihsti�umeht--j,. transferring '_.ccndi't1on'a-1
to
f` f system,.s.,: assets "E .......
ownership .o 7a -.or.� e
',':courseK,o
.3. n l e,ordinary
S
ZtPthe'keby',�'
�I ine'ss.,,so,.,- ong, asthe s
lender _,,L.46es� n
'�system �s.'
aqquirdi the right t control . the�,
tr-ansfe'r, b'f,1�1*conditional
t,v -ti`t,le1 can ,be��mad& absolute �. or., bZ come, 6ff6cti've`�,
"Cw",
prior approval with6ut'
12 i;�,"The ._d-
lsROsltion�'o
K
L -equipmerit�(,ho. ,loncier,� ;required ,in the coriducdt of a ;r�.:
-hy.pothecate?-.1 under=
this Ordinance F -anc lsee'-,may�_,
d franchise agree
Is s e
1V ..... .
for the h
r ose`.'of..� securing a,,,,roan,*
6n`btrdctioh
s,',o 'i6h, will ,'be2�uti li z ed�,in -`C
n ,J,o e t'§, C A TV.,', s y's be m;,'r. 1 n e
3v,
a a
tv
'that,`
franchisee ifi6all�.��concedes and ,agrees f c
,
a n yri.,, a c q n S, %r i'-lt i a ns f e es-oa, s, � s e v, If o r t
TI,
h_ j'Llo f
,�se'ctiorf--,wit out;pr1cr,,'app' �,the �Board rova
d shall" c'
'j Commis-s ioners., as may. be,'requi re'
ti I" tibi�.:of,'.the l7f ranchise, agrebmen:t_':'an
a •
ce,,,by,�,tne,o f ranch i s
t ,
1 c ei alfiehd
lb
I V
y�
'Vice; .t 11 in-, dr' year after i 'f
,,56f
V theo;ef f ective,�� date .7o" e-,-' -'anc. ji s t he,,.-,, f r a n c i s e e -
''
a e", asic.%. ATVr�:� service ,�tb,;al'-I--'",'�-;
'agree s`,t62 mak
'.residents of -ice j
bas i-6.`�'9bry
4,.the-,,Coubty.,'with'iii,-,tI
r area as' -set
4 1,servfciE�Vift
hereafter franchisee "ishallJprovicte
" mall Xr, e agd f �:'.the. County.- -�conf-i4iibus�- !to.:'th'e:'.�j
r n'chi'sbe:'s�, then ;�e,
a cisting cabTesL.,T,4hdrd,�the ;,, __j,
density f - �dsTdentid-1 sunits-, ;is ,�equa r.
I .9redtUIX;`thaill"� 30 �,�,"Lesidenti:al�),,uhits�i.per,'I caw b
ile;:-- provided
here.- are*,�
franchise ,,-area ".,to , e,5, served ':whe e'
7
s
4", �"50C'at,the Lend,-:o
4,
e a r s
��-.'-70%-;�atilthe' eri&,�bf. 3
-6`
at,-the.4'en
100%'tat, the-end zof, -5 years,
S�
'�6xtend,,'
hisbe-s a,
'h 1T., cable �t'61&vkgion,,
"th" 'd
?_thoge�;ar
0;�'q'occu-p"ie'*<I-.�;re:§'identia�i,-u,nits.',p-e,r...-m
;shall!�'djitend..
�additio'fi',Fi�afichigde
'esb."
ice`�Ito-�areas-o
slonw�sery
�,,�upon , written request of any _��'five�- (5) or _more ,T
T mile,
-w -, one -�- a -,-from e
,,-customers within
s:� F ranch i's e &s hA I L,.de t6kinin'
-,�1,*:,,other as "161 lo�j
"1:9
person
i y- e -none
-perc
re
"interest, d,
qY
p
or
I
r
s
u
ty',
�Ie
.ca
T,
:franchisee aerially 66nstruct its cdble system -arid-,
h - ------
cab�l-e�.-t(�lev�isi'6n�,set.V.ice, totlsud customers.-.--
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t
7
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_.. . distributors , I I
dy.,TV
tym6fit:',shall- •bia .-,inXdddit-i
!r ees,,or payments madd, t6- thb' Coun't'
R- hiise'e`;suc'h
_8-a'sedl'
and i fees on, gross,.
-Taym6nt-c-,hill -b- npani6&obY�,Ila �-.-
le%ac.gor
1I_? l`I, f
c e r.t i f 11 ..
trt'-showing -the asis . o
annual report
N"i comput on-,�iMl,'such'�dt
15-, 'req"dik6d' " by';:_:the�'- any --L
an Adcbrd",that`
the:,,. 'amount ,.
Y
Iw�n, Ij.
'd iE -in'ff act7j, Ftherdorredf ,amount- �.,�nor -,*rha:,l'f-,"�!§d6h';�,-�.�-,...,�'.','I
2 ;)�,,qj:,-,acceptarice,,'p6f,,,, payment ",�)Se,�--cbiistru6d,,�d6-,�'al.,,.k61
ease_;I�bf' any.:,'.,'�
claim -, t y, .'have-� fort l �'f u
...... he','Countyl.ma �r-Ehe`r�-�dr. ~additional'
Yo
s, pa Ordinance. dm YAb-l'eurfde'r--the,,--pi�oVisi6r
"Z '_ , ', , -,
--oftl_L:ooai1LVU1L-- .1.ai1,.�be,,esub,3ect,_,,to, recompututilah. toy
5,the-Co'�ifit'y:,wi'th'i'n'�*six.t�,,.;".(,60�)��.,days�,&f Cthd
t,
'annuaL,repbrt Almd limitationV-'shalj�-`� 0 r r, ran
e
..:inbf�tapj5,l'yt should'-, the . f kahchi see:,.p false
erroneous ..in armat, J I -on even a 'r
,results al' o
such ambiffitt--shall-I .be ,,Isubject ,�;'tb4ldl interest `'j''
IP I
, the highest =rate permitted by law Nothings in v �. %, ,, � � ;
§166-;,'Ishal,
1-4.-kimxt�"'tranchi,see,'�s.,,ila
:to l 4p ay?t, other "l o ca IYtaxes ,�ancl% charges
Y. o'. 'l ',P -'T-
j
-ot,
-IL 7 f 0 1- 1 Ows-i'�
i W,
-l" 4
,Emergency e cable stem
h
which'-W'i'1'14�'�*Permit`,� oE le,�Board
c1 4 sioners Zore x
S. designee
remote 'control;;,,IlIthe, udi.ol' of, `all
`� .:"channels simultaneously gIdn,> Ene, �ca ... I ....
'41
If emergencies franchisee 7 --
te&I'a-;ichanne1-" df 01, 1-tt7A
-emergency, bibuddabt5l. '~granted
ii6e�,.i`g: ' ',af
.franchise b tp&
n-: {am;unfied;;system, with one or, ap 4 =,
one, County .�on* y.� , i
.more municiparlities within ,the` iave��-to4' 6-
kept`
'd
mergency,,;�ogerri e,,�.dharffiel,-wil'DII
-A to system N. I . ""
16d''
yq
they bkdini�h6-6�z',be;,*,amerided,,tb-,*read,t,�'as'��"��,,
IA�
14
w
esponse,.,I
-Cdnsumdr', CoffipDif.nt",;R__
gbe.,Ishdl�Y- maintallh4 anoff ice-, i- i
=Count y� of iHarri'ett�rthat,�i"s'.c)p'eI during ,all business'
in
h"' "I's' ,� has -,,;a�puDilciy'�',I,Iste-d',Itelep onef,nu er,
f
d .'t'fi-at"c--d'm'pia.-i-'n'.t's�"�"ai
"is^so -operate n&�xequests
P"I
'l -A-. - ";� -_
d t b - i - ' id' - - I ;;.
.. .. ... repairs,,or a Jus ments ,..may,,- be
twenty -four
n
t -:fbur A2 4%., hour'5 b a s'i q`Thd -'f r a� I c hi § de, sh i
d I' tm
of t'Harnbtt'; and 4tshai4l have officer, "
j
mar- f s- 'professionally
,in
dustry.`�,
Id Idablb'communications
ti .1 . . .�
trained in the�'
. I., , I j
d h_'Ysi��t he,,,,.Y 4.t n Aj�LLL�Lcj e -wit-o
'iondr, k.f o
f'-Commiss
of'L Harnett ir 1I,
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rgencyAl
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