4.20.122.1.1. 
This section sets forth the minimum technical engineering and performance requirements which shall be met by a cable service provider in fulfilling its obligations under the ordinance codified in this title and the franchise agreement.
4.20.122.1.2. 
The franchisee may request a waiver of any requirement of this section where local conditions render a waiver essential. Such requests shall be directed to the cable administrator who shall determine whether such requests should be considered. Waivers shall be granted only where technically acceptable to and in the best interests of the city and cable subscribers. Any such waivers shall be signed by both parties and incorporated into the franchise agreement.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The system shall distribute NTSC-TV signals with standard six MHZ channel bandwidths, or their equivalent.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
All cabling shall be of a size and construction that will assure that the system functions as specified herein. All cable and components installed shall be wholly suitable for the conditions to which they may be exposed. (Note: Where not required for initial operation, unused cable ends shall be sealed and protected from moisture and other possible damage. In addition, all unused cable outputs shall be properly electrically terminated.)
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Antennas shall comply with all federal, state, local and/or FAA safety requirements concerning lighting, marking and analogous features. Each antenna shall be of sufficient gain and directivity to provide adequate reserve signal to noise ratio and suppression of adjacent channel interference.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The franchisee shall meet all National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electric Code California Public Utilities Commission, General Orders 95 and 128 standards with regard to and in all facets of the cable system including, but not limited to, lightning, power surges and proper grounding.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Cable fittings, ground blocks, etc., shall be of a quality that will provide secure and safe construction. Where grounding wire, rod, clamps, etc., are used, they shall be selected to conform to pertinent National Electric Code and local electrical safety specifications.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The franchisee shall employ a best engineering effort in all phases of design and construction, limited only by restrictions imposed by the state of the art and zoning limitations to avoid or to minimize co-channel interference, electrical noise interference, multipath signal or excessive fading.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Incidental radiation from any part of the system or service outlets shall conform with Part 15 of FCC Rules and Cumulative Leakage Index requirements, or such modifications thereof as may be adopted subsequently. Failure to meet the requirements of this section will result in foreseeable damages in an amount specified in the section titled, “liquidated damages.”
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The installation shall conform to the requirements applicable to urban districts in the National Electrical Safety Code and shall apply to all streets, alleys, roads, and drives. All aerial coaxial cables shall be laced with lashing wire to messenger cables by means of a suitable lashing machine. Lashing wire shall be 0.045-inch stainless steel, or its equivalent, of the type used to lash aerial telephone cables. The pitch of lashing wire may be from ten to fifteen (15) inches but shall be consistent throughout the system. At a minimum the system shall he grounded at every first, last and tenth pole in a span.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The installation of all cable system cabling shall not conflict with or cause any other cabling (i.e., communications, power, etc.) to violate established ground clearance criteria (existing and/or future).
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Cables shall be unreeled in place at the bottom of the trench. Cables normally shall not be unreeled and pulled into the trench from one end. Cables shall be in one piece without splices between connections except where the distance exceeds the length in which the cable is manufactured.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Under paved areas and roadways, the cables shall be installed in adequately sized conduit not less than three inches in size. Conduit shall be extended not less than two feet beyond pavements and roadways, when such roadway is utilized for vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Trenches in which direct burial cables are placed shall have a minimum depth of eighteen (18) inches below grade shall be not less than six inches wide and shall generally be in straight lines between cable connections except as otherwise necessary. Bends in trenches shall have a radius of not less than thirty-six (36) inches.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
Rock, where encountered, shall be removed to a depth of not less than three inches below the cable depth and the space filled with sand or clean earth free from particles that would be retained on quarter inch sieve.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)
The installation will be so designed and constructed as not to interfere with existing city-owned cathodic protection systems. The design will include but is not limited to the installation of guy strain insulators on all down guys.
(Ord. 205 § 3, 2001)