§ 1101. GRANTING OF FRANCHISES.  


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  • The City Council may grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity capable of exercising the privilege conferred, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, and may prescribe the terms, conditions and limitations of such grant, including the compensation to be paid to the City. The City Council may, by the affirmative vote of six members, prescribe by ordinance the method for granting franchises, together with additional terms and conditions for making such grants. In the absence of such provision, the method provided by the general laws of the State of California shall apply.

(Sec. 1101 amended by vote of the people 11-3-1998: Sec. 1101 amended by vote of the people 3-9-1993.)