This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Uwchlan Broadband Communications Ordinance of 1996."
The Township of Uwchlan finds that the development
of broadband systems has the potential of having a great benefit to
and positive impact on the people of Uwchlan. Because of the complex
and rapidly changing technologies associated with cable television,
the Township also finds that public convenience, safety, and general
welfare can best be served by establishing regulatory powers vested
in the Township or such persons as the Township so designates. Further,
the Township recognizes that broadband systems have the capacity to
provide not only entertainment and information services to Township
residents but also a variety of broadband, interactive services to
Township agencies and other institutions. For these purposes, the
following goals, among others, underlie the provisions set forth in
this chapter:
A. Cable services and telecommunications services should
be available to as many Township residents as possible.
B. A broadband system authorized to provide cable service
should be capable of accommodating both the present and reasonably
foreseeable future cable-related needs of the community.
C. A broadband system should be constructed and maintained
during the franchise term so that new components may be integrated
to the maximum extent possible into existing system facilities.
D. A broadband system should be responsive to the needs
and interests of the local community. The Township intends that all
provisions set forth in this chapter be construed to serve the public
interest and the foregoing public purposes, and that any franchise
issued pursuant to this chapter be construed to include the foregoing
findings and public purposes as integral parts thereof.