Title 10 Regulati on of Activities
Chapter 10.27A Cable Communicati ons Code
Article II. Franchise Applicati ons
Section 10.27A.200 Filing of Applic
ati ons
Applicati ons for a cable communicati ons franchise will be considered pursuant to the following procedures:
An applicati on may be filed at any time or pursuant to a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the City.
The City may request additional informati on from an applicant for a franchise at any time.
All applicati ons to be acceptable for filing must be accompanied by a filing fee of ten thousand dollars or such other sum as determined in City’s sole discretion.
The City shall apply all filing fees received against all costs associated with its evaluati on of any pending applicati on(s) pursuant to SMC 10.27A.240 .
In the event that total costs are less than total filing fees, the City may refund a portion of the filing fee on a pro rata basis to each applicant.
To the extent permissible under applicable law, the City reserves the right to impose a fee to fully recoup the costs associated with processing an applicati on, including staff time and expenses.
The City may require supplemental payments where deemed necessary as a condition of continuing to process an applicati on.
Date Passed: Monday, June 4, 2007
Effective Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
ORD C34041 Section 1 (Recodificati on)