§ 5.1-6. Application for cable television franchise.

(a)

No cable television franchise or renewal thereof shall be issued except upon a written application, which shall set forth such facts and details as the county board of supervisors may deem appropriate, including:

(1)

The applicant shall describe with such detail as the board of supervisors may require the exact location of the boundary of the franchise area which said applicant wishes to serve.

(2)

If the applicant is an individual, partnership or unincorporated association, its application shall contain the names and addresses of all persons (including corporations) having a propriety or equitable interest in and to the prospective franchisee's business operation, and in and to the prospective franchise if awarded to the applicant. The term "equitable interest" shall include all assignments for value, as well as all contingent assignments of any right or privilege under the prospective franchise, and shall also include any benefit, payment or emolument whatsoever resulting from the grant of a franchise under this chapter.

(3)

If the applicant is a nonpublic corporation, its application shall furnish, additionally, the names and addresses of the officers, directors and shareholders of the corporation, together with a number of shares held by each shareholder.

(4)

If the applicant is a publicly held corporation (that is, more than fifty (50) shareholders), its application shall set forth the state in which the applicant is incorporated and/or qualified to do business and the names and addresses of the officers, directors and five (5) percent or greater stockholders of the corporation.

(5)

If another corporation owns fifty (50) percent or more of the applicant's outstanding capital stock, the same information required by subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph, whichever is applicable, shall be provided for any such corporation.

(6)

The application shall set forth full disclosure of the ownership of the facilities to be used in rendering the service.

(7)

The application shall specify the sources of funds to be relied upon by the applicant for the installation and maintenance of all cable television facilities.

(8)

The application shall set forth a schedule of the rates to be charged subscribers for installation of equipment and regular subscriber services, the facilities to be employed in the general routes of the cables used in redistributing signals, the proposed commencement and completion dates of construction of the cable television system and the proposed dates the services will be available to the area or areas named.

(b)

The board of supervisors may request such other information as it may deem appropriate.

(c)

All applications shall be available for public inspection and shall be kept on file a reasonable length of time at the discretion of the board of supervisors. Any intentional misrepresentation in an application shall be grounds for its rejection or for termination of the franchise.

(Ord. of 2-16-88, § 6)

(Ord. of 2-16-88, § 6)