Blythe Municipal Code Ch. 5.56 Multiple Amplified Television Signal Service

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to operate or cause to be operated at any point in the city the business of installation of amplifiers for and the distribution of multiple amplified television service unless a permit therefor has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and unless such permit is in full force and effect.

(Ord. 228 § 1, 1955)

A. Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to obtain the permit required by Section 5.56.010 shall make application therefor to the city council.

B. The application shall be verified under oath and shall set forth:

1. The name, address, residence of the applicant, if a natural person; or, if a corporation, its name, date and place of incorporation, the address of its principal officers, together with their respective addresses, or if a partnership association or unincorporated company, the names of the partners, or the persons comprising the association or company, with the place of business and the residence of each such partner or person;

2. A schedule of all rates and charges to be charged for the distribution of amplified television signal service, including the rates of installation and maintenance, and a statement of the basis on which such rates and charges shall be computed;

3. The past experience of the applicant in the matter to which the request appertains, and the name and address and past experience of the person in charge of the premises or business;

4. A verified financial statement of the applicant;

5. Whether or not any similar permit has been revoked and, if so, the circumstances of such revocation;

6. Such further information as the city council may require.

(Ord. 228 § 2, 1955)

An application fee in the sum set by resolution of the city council shall be paid by every person, firm, association or corporation making application for the permit referred to in Section 5.56.010 at the time of filing said application. No part of said application fee shall be returnable, whether the application is granted or denied.

(Ord. 571 § 2 (part), 1980; Ord. 467 § 1 (part), 1975; Ord. 228 § 7 (part), 1955)

A. Upon receipt of any application for permit referred to in Section 5.56.010, the city council may cause to be made an investigation relative to the granting of such permit for a prescribed or definite period, if the city council finds that:

1. The applicant has complied with the terms and conditions of this chapter;

2. The public convenience and necessity requires that granting of such permit and that the proposed operations are beneficial to the city.

B. The city council shall have power to determine all issues relative to the granting or denying of such permit.

(Ord. 228 § 4, 1955)

The city council shall have the power to deny the granting of, or to revoke, suspend or cancel, any permit provided for by this chapter if public convenience and necessity does not require the same, or for any reasonable cause which in its discretion is contrary to the public welfare.

(Ord. 228 § 3, 1955)

The city council shall have the power to revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter in the event the holder thereof shall be found guilty of any violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 228 § 5, 1955)

All permits granted pursuant to this chapter shall be nontransferable except with the approval and consent of the city council.

(Ord. 228 § 7 (part), 1955)

Every person, firm, association or corporation carrying on the business of installation of amplifiers for and the distribution of multiple amplified television service in the city shall obtain and pay an annual license therefor, in advance, in the sum as set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 571 § 2 (part), 1980; Ord. 467 § 1 (part), 1975; Ord. 228 § 8, 1955)

Any applicant granted a permit under this chapter shall immediately thereafter file with the city clerk a policy of insurance, signed and executed by a responsible insurance company, protecting the applicant and the city against claims for property damage and personal injury with respective limits of twenty-five thousand dollars property damage and twenty-five to one hundred thousand dollars public liability.

(Ord. 228 § 10, 1955)

Any applicant granted a permit under this chapter shall immediately deposit with the city clerk a cash deposit in the sum of five hundred dollars to guarantee to the city that said applicant will hold the city free and harmless from any and all claims by any third person by reason of the applicants' business operation under the permit and the applicant shall further enter into an agreement to pay to the city on demand the cost of all repairs necessitated by reason of damage to any property of the city.

(Ord. 228 § 11, 1955)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or holder of any permit to make any change in the rates and charges referred to in this chapter without first filing with the city council a new schedule of rates and charges and securing the approval of the city council thereto.

(Ord. 228 § 6, 1955)

Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail or the county jail for a period of not more than three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Upon conviction, the permit issued to such person, firm, association or corporation pursuant to this chapter may be revoked.

(Ord. 228 § 9, 1955)