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<br />CHAPTER 10 <br />FRANCHISES <br /> <br />Section 10.1 <br />Except as otherwise provided by state statutes, no person, firm or corporation <br />shall place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures in, over, upon or under any <br />street or public place for the purpose of operating a public utility, or for any other purpose, <br />without a franchise therefore from the city. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance, <br />which shall not be an emergency ordinance. No exclusive franchise shall be granted unless the <br />proposed ordinance is submitted to the voters of the city following a public hearing and approved <br />by at least a majority of those voting thereon. Every ordinance granting a franchise shall contain <br />all the terms and conditions of the franchise. The grantee shall bear the costs of publication of <br />the franchise ordinance and shall make a sufficient deposit with the city clerk to guarantee <br />publication before the ordinance is passed. <br /> <br />Section 10.2 Term. <br />No perpetual franchise or privilege shall be created, nor shall any <br />exclusive franchise or privilege be granted for a period of more than twenty-five years. <br /> <br />Section 10.3 Public Hearing. <br /> Before any franchise ordinance is adopted or any rates, fares, or <br />prices to be charged by a public utility are fixed by the council, the council shall hold a public <br />hearing on the matter. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least once in the city <br />newsletter and in the official newspaper not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing. <br />Failure to publish said notice or any defect in said notice shall not invalidate the notice. <br />However, correction(s) must be published at the earliest practical time. <br /> <br />Section 10.4 Power of Regulation Reserved. <br /> Subject to any applicable state statutes, the <br />council may by ordinance reasonably regulate and control the exercise of any franchise, <br />including the maximum rates, fares, or prices to be charged by the grantee. No franchise value <br />shall be included in the valuation of the grantee’s property in regulating utility rates, fares, or <br />prices under any applicable state or municipal law, or regulation, or in proceedings for municipal <br />acquisition of the grantee’s property by purchase or eminent domain. <br /> <br />Section 10.5 Renewals or Extensions. <br /> Every extension, renewal, or modification of any <br />existing franchise, or of any franchise granted thereafter, shall be subject to the same limitations <br />and shall be granted in the same manner as a new franchise. <br /> <br />- Section 10.1 amended by Ordinance #00-12 – effective January 24, 2001 <br /> 23 <br /> <br />
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