No individual, corporation, partnership, company, association,
governmental entity, or any other legal entity shall install or operate
any telecommunication facilities or related equipment for the provision
of commercial mobile radio service carriers pursuant to a distributed
antenna system or small-cell network without a franchise agreement
approved in accordance with the City Charter and the City's Ordinances
and substantially in the form approved by a City Council resolution,
or subsequent replacement resolution, which rates established therein
shall be incorporated herein by reference.
Any franchise shall be considered in accordance with City Charter
§§ C-203 through C-227 and any franchise authorized
by this chapter shall be nonexclusive and shall be revocable at the
will of the Council.
All ordinances and portions of ordinances inconsistent with
this chapter are hereby repealed. All proceedings pending and all
rights and liabilities existing, acquired or incurred at the time
this chapter takes effect are saved and may be consummated according
to the law in force when they are/were commenced.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect 20 days after
final passage and publication.