§ 30-26. Title and purpose.  


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  • (a)

    Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Collier County Cable Television Franchise Ordinance."

    (b)

    Purpose. This article is enacted under the home rule power of the county for the purpose of providing necessary regulations, conditions and provisions which shall apply:

    (1)

    To the granting, issuance and renewal of nonexclusive franchises for the installation, operation, use and maintenance of cable television communication systems within the unincorporated limits of the county.

    (2)

    To provide reasonable and suitable protection and control over the use of county-owned easements and rights-of-way by cable television franchisees; all in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens and inhabitants of the county.

(Ord. No. 88-90, § 1)