Township of Springfield, PA
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2023-11-08
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Chapter 18 Cable Television Franchise
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Procedures
- Ch 3 Alarm Devices
- Ch 4 Amusement Devices
- Ch 5 Animals
- Ch 7 Auditor
- Ch 8 Authority, Municipal
- Ch 11 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 13 Construction Code, Uniform
- Ch 16 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 18 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch 18 Art I General Provisions
- § 18-1 Title.
- § 18-2 Purpose; construal of provisions.
- Ch 18 Art II Terminology
- § 18-3 Definitions; word usage.
- Ch 18 Art III Establishment of Franchise
- § 18-4 Grant of franchise.
- § 18-5 Franchise and franchise agreement required.
- § 18-6 Franchise characteristics.
- § 18-7 Franchise subject to other laws; police power.
- § 18-8 Interpretation of franchise terms.
- § 18-9 Operation of a cable system without a franchise.
- § 18-10 Right of condemnation reserved.
- Ch 18 Art IV Applications for Grant, Renewal or Modification of Franchises
- § 18-11 Application required.
- § 18-12 Application for grant of an initial franchise.
- § 18-13 Application for grant of a renewal franchise.
- § 18-14 Application for modification of a franchise.
- § 18-15 Filing fees.
- § 18-16 Public hearings.
- Ch 18 Art V System Design
- § 18-17 Requirements.
- § 18-18 Minimum capacity.
- § 18-19 Description of system.
- § 18-20 Interconnection.
- § 18-21 Provision of service.
- § 18-22 Technical standards.
- Ch 18 Art VI Minimum Facilities and Services
- § 18-23 Access channels.
- § 18-24 Emergency telecasting.
- Ch 18 Art VII Construction Provisions
- § 18-25 System construction schedule.
- § 18-26 Construction standards.
- § 18-27 Publicizing proposed construction work.
- Ch 18 Art VIII Operation and Reporting Provisions
- § 18-28 Open book and records.
- § 18-29 Reports required.
- § 18-30 Records required.
- § 18-31 Performance evaluation.
- Ch 18 Art IX Consumer Protection Provisions
- § 18-32 Customer service requirements.
- § 18-33 Notice of programming changes.
- § 18-34 Reconnection.
- § 18-35 Free disconnection.
- § 18-36 Downgrade fees.
- § 18-37 Parental control option.
- Ch 18 Art X Rate Regulation
- § 18-38 Rate charge and rate schedule.
- § 18-39 Local regulatory framework.
- Ch 18 Art XI Franchise Fee
- § 18-40 Finding.
- § 18-41 Payment to township.
- Ch 18 Art XII Insurance; Surety; Indemnification
- § 18-42 Insurance required.
- § 18-43 Qualifications of sureties.
- § 18-44 Policies available for review.
- § 18-45 Additional insureds; prior notice of policy cancellation.
- § 18-46 Indemnification.
- § 18-47 Indemnification for Cable Act claims.
- § 18-48 Liability of franchisee not limited.
- Ch 18 Art XIII Security Fund; Surety Bond
- § 18-49 Security deposit.
- § 18-50 Surety bond.
- § 18-51 Effect of fund or bond on other township rights.
- § 18-52 Procedures.
- § 18-53 Immunity.
- Ch 18 Art XIV Performance Bond
- § 18-54 Establishment of performance bond.
- § 18-55 Recovery under performance bond.
- § 18-56 Changes to performance bond amount.
- § 18-57 Qualifications of sureties.
- § 18-58 Effect of bond on other township rights.
- Ch 18 Art XV Enforcement Remedies
- § 18-59 Available remedies.
- § 18-60 Determination of appropriate remedies.
- Ch 18 Art XVI Transfers
- § 18-61 Township approval required.
- § 18-62 Application.
- § 18-63 Determination by township.
- § 18-64 Transferee's agreement.
- § 18-65 Approval does not constitute waiver.
- Ch 18 Art XVII Revocation or Termination of Franchise
- § 18-66 Basis for revocation.
- § 18-67 Procedure.
- § 18-68 Revocation after bankruptcy.
- § 18-69 Revocation after foreclosure.
- § 18-70 Rights on revocation.
- § 18-71 Automatic forfeiture.
- Ch 18 Art XVIII Rights of Individuals Protected
- § 18-72 Discriminatory practices prohibited.
- § 18-73 Equal employment opportunity.
- § 18-74 Subscriber privacy.
- Ch 18 Art XIX Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 18-75 Compliance with applicable laws required.
- § 18-76 Severability.
- § 18-77 Emergency use.
- § 18-78 Captions.
- § 18-79 Calculation of time.
- Ch 18 Art XX Publication; When Effective; Effect of Acceptance
- § 18-80 Publication; when effective.
- § 18-81 The franchisee bound by terms and conditions.
- Ch 21 Curfew
- Ch 24 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 26 Emergency Services Board
- Ch 27 Environmental Advisory Commission
- Ch 28 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 29 Excavations
- Ch 31 False Alarms
- Ch 34 Fire Department
- Ch 36 (Reserved)
- Ch 38 Food and Drink
- Ch 40 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 42 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 46 Historic Resources
- Ch 47 Human Relations; Discrimination
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Insurance
- Ch 52 Library
- Ch 53 Littering
- Ch 55 Manager, Township
- Ch 57 Meetings of Board of Commissioners
- Ch 59 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 62 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 63 Pensions
- Ch 65 Planning Commission
- Ch 67 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Police Department
- Ch 70 Precious Metals, Dealers in
- Ch 70A Property Maintenance
- Ch 71 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 72 Recycling
- Ch 73 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 75 Reimbursement of Accidents
- Ch 77 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 78 Sale of Real Property
- Ch 79 Seal
- Ch 81 Sewers
- Ch 84 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 85 Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags
- Ch 86 Social Security
- Ch 88 Stormwater Management
- Ch 89 Street and Highway Widths
- Ch 90 Street Numbers
- Ch 92 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 95 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 98 Swimming Pools
- Ch 100 Taxation
- Ch 103 Transportation Development District
- Ch 105 Vehicles, Abandoned and Repairable; Junkyards
- Ch 107 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 111 Watercourses and Drainage Facilities
- Ch 114 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Springfield 5-12-1965 as Ord. No. 523, amended
in its entirety 8-9-1995 by Ord. No. 809. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
