Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 114 CABLE TELEVISION REGULATIONS 114.12 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE. The construction, operation, and maintenance of the system by the Grantee shall be in full compliance with such portions of the National Electrical Safety Code which may be applicable. All facilities and equipment of the Grantee shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code. However, the Grantee shall only be required to lay cable at a minimum depth of 18 to 20 inches at all places except streets, and when laying cable under streets, the Grantee shall bury cable at a minimum depth of 24 to 36 inches. The Grantee shall also be required to attach to ground blocks whenever feasible. 114.13 COMPLIANCE WITH FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Grantee shall at all times comply with the rules and regulations of the FCC governing cable television operations. The Grantee shall notify the FCC of the granting of the franchise as required by the regulations of the FCC. 114.14 CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION SCHEDULE. The Grantee shall accomplish significant construction of at least 20 percent within one year after receiving FCC certification and other necessary federal approvals, and shall thereafter reasonably make cable service available to all residents of the City, subject to the line extension provision of Section 114.21, within two years of receiving federal approval. 114.15 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY OF GRANTEE. 1. During the term of the franchise, the property of the Grantee shall be constructed, operated, maintained, repaired, replaced, renewed, reconstructed, and removed in accordance with generally accepted engineering principles so as not to endanger or interfere with the lives of persons or to interfere with improvements which the City may deem proper to make or to unnecessarily hinder or obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic or use of public property or private property. 2. The Grantee shall construct its cable system using material of good and durable quality and all work involved in the construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of the cable system shall be performed in a safe, thorough, and reliable manner. All municipal property damaged or destroyed shall be promptly repaired or replaced by the Grantee. 3. During the term of the franchise, the Grantee shall, at its own expense, make all necessary repairs and replacements to the property of the Grantee. Such repairs and replacements, interior and exterior, ordinary as well as extraordinary, and structural as well as nonstructural, shall be made promptly, when needed. 4. In the event the City elects to alter or change the grade of any street, alley, or other public way, the Grantee, upon notice by the City, shall remove, relay, or relocate its wires, cables, or other fixtures at the Grantee’s own expense. 114.16 INTERFERENCE. The Grantee’s cable television system shall be so designed, engineered, and maintained so as not to interfere with radio and television reception of persons who are not subscribers of the Grantee. 114.17 INSTALLATION OF CABLES. The Grantee shall have the right, privilege, and authority to lease, rent, or in any other manner obtain the use of wooden poles with overhead lines, conduits, trenches, ducts, lines, cables, and other equipment and facilities from any and all holders of public licenses and franchises with the City, and to use such poles, conduits, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 931 -