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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 10.27A
Section 10.27A.510
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Chapter 10.27A Cable Communications Code

Article III. Franchise Conditions

Section 10.27A.510 Access and Local Programming
  1. The City believes that local programming can play a distinctive, valuable and essential role as part of a cable system. A successful community programming operation requires the cooperation and support of a franchisee, the City and the public over an extended period of time. Applications for a franchise may include proposals for the provision of public, education and local government access channels and local origination programming, including facilities and support services sufficient to meet community needs. Applicants are encouraged to include proposals for local origination programming by a franchisee. All local programming equipment, facilities and support services—whether supplied directly by a franchisee or through grant funds provided by the franchisee—shall be available for noncommercial use to all access users in the community including a franchisee. All proposals shall conform to the following requirements:
    1. A franchisee shall provide equipment, directly or through grants, for local program production by all access users and live and video-taped presentation over the cable system in addition to automated services.
    1. A franchisee shall have no control over the content of access programs except as provided by applicable law. The City may require a franchisee or a non-profit corporation or other entity selected to manage the access program to establish reasonable rules for the use of access channels consistent with the requirements of this chapter, a franchise, other applicable law and the intended purpose of such channels. Such rules shall be subject to review and approval by the City.
    1. Any education access channel shall be made available free of charge for transmission of educational programming in the discretion of the City.
    1. Any local government access channels shall be made available free of charge for the transmission of government-related programming.

Date Passed: Monday, June 4, 2007

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007

ORD C34041 Section 1 (Recodification)