Title 10 Regulation of Activities
Chapter 10.27A Cable Communications Code
Article II. Franchise Applications
Section 10.27A.200 Filing of Applications
Applications for a cable communications franchise will be considered pursuant to the following procedures:
- An application may be filed at any time or pursuant to a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the City.
- The City may request additional information from an applicant for a franchise at any time.
- All applications 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.
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- The City shall apply all filing fees received against all costs associated with its evaluation of any pending application(s) pursuant to SMC 10.27A.240.
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- 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.
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- 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 application, including staff time and expenses.
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- The City may require supplemental payments where deemed necessary as a condition of continuing to process an application.
Date Passed: Monday, June 4, 2007
Effective Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
ORD C34041 Section 1 (Recodification)
