Franchise agreements and 'eligible facilities': what the draft code would change
The draft ordinance includes a franchise section (non-exclusive, up to 10-year terms) with insurance and security-fund requirements, and adopts FCC-based eligible facilities rules that carry a 60-day deemed-granted remedy for some modifications if the city does not act.
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The proposed code before the Planning Commission would formalize how carriers obtain access to the city's rights-of-way through franchise agreements and would codify procedures for eligible facilities requests that track FCC definitions.
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