It is unlawful for any person to establish, operate or to carry on the business of distributing to any persons in this City any television signals or radio signals by means of a cable system unless a franchise therefor has first been obtained pursuant to the provision of this article, and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.
(Prior code 6837(a); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
It is unlawful for any person to construct, install or maintain within any public street in the City, or within any other public property of the City, or within any privately-owned area within the City which has not yet become a public street, but is designated or delineated as a proposed public street on any tentative subdivision map approved by the City, any equipment or facilities for distributing any television signals or radio signals through a cable system, unless a franchise authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained and unless such franchise is in full force and effect.
(Prior code 6837(b); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to make any unauthorized connection, or to knowingly utilize an unauthorized connection, whether physically, electrically, acoustically, inductively or otherwise, with any part of a franchised cable system within the City for the purpose of taking or receiving television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.
(Prior code 6837(c, d); Ord. 32-79; Ord. 23-95)