§ 16.62.170. Limited franchise.

A.

The board may grant a limited franchise to a municipal cable operator to serve unincorporated areas which are not practically serviceable by a county franchised cable operator. An application for a limited franchise shall be submitted to the director. Said application shall comply with the provisions of Section 16.62.020, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee set forth in Section 16.62.025.

B.

Prior to awarding such a limited franchise, the county franchised cable operators shall be given notice of the proposed limited franchise by the director and shall be given an opportunity to make application to serve the area. If no franchised cable operator responds within 60 days of the date of the notice, then the department shall process the application for a limited franchise. The director shall submit his recommendation to the board.

C.

The term of the limited franchise shall run concurrently with the municipal ordinance, except that the term of the limited franchise shall not exceed 15 years in length. In accordance with Chapter 16.69, the holder of the municipal franchise may make application to the director for renewal of the limited franchise to run concurrently with the renewal of the municipal franchise up to a maximum of 15 years.

(Ord. 88-0159F § 1 (part), 1988.)