To be acceptable for filing, any application of the type listed
below submitted after the effective date of this chapter shall be
accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $5,000, payable to the
Town, to cover costs incidental to the awarding or enforcement of
the franchise, as appropriate:
A. Application for an initial franchise or for issuance of an RFP.
B. Application for renewal of a franchise.
C. Application for modification of a franchise agreement.
D. Application for approval of a transfer.
To the extent consistent with applicable law:
A. The Town may require the franchisee or, where applicable, a transferor
or transferee to reimburse the Town for its reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in considering the application, including consultants'
fees;
B. No payments made hereunder shall be considered a franchise fee, but
fall within one or more of the exceptions in 47 U.S.C. § 542(g)(2).