§ 1-10-174. Extent of grant of authority; nonexclusive territory.

(a)

The holder of a franchise issued under the terms and conditions of this article shall have the nonexclusive right, privilege and license to construct, erect, operate and maintain, in, upon, along, across, above, over and under the streets, alleys, public ways and public places now laid out or dedicated and all extensions thereof and additional thereto in the county, wires, poles, cables, underground conduits, conductors and fixtures necessary for the maintenance and operation in the county of a cable television system.

(b)

The right to use and occupy such streets, alleys, public ways and places for the purpose herein set forth shall not be exclusive, and the board/franchising authority reserves the right to grant a franchise with similar, comparable rights to another person at any time.

(c)

The county does not warrant any of the rights conveyed under this article or agreement with the company.

(d)

It is not the county's intention to prohibit the erection or continued use of individual television antennas, and no person is or will be required to receive and/or purchase cable television service or connect with a cable television system.

(Ord. No. 97-023, § 1, 4-22-97)