Davis Municipal Code Art. 8B.06 Miscellaneous

If any term, condition, or provision of this chapter shall, to any extent, be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a valid order of any court or regulatory agency, the remainder hereof shall be valid in all other respects and continue to be effective. In the event of a subsequent change in applicable law so that the provision which had been held invalid is no longer invalid, said provision shall thereupon return to full force and effect without further action by the city and shall thereafter be binding on the franchisee and the city.

(Ord. 2064 § 1, 2001)

(a) To the extent consistent with federal law, subscribers shall have the right to attach VCR's, receivers, and other terminal equipment to a franchisee's cable communications system. subscribers also shall have the right to use their own remote control devices and converters, and other similar equipment.

(b) A franchisee shall not, as a condition of providing service, require a subscriber or potential subscriber to remove any existing antenna or satellite dish, or disconnect an antenna or satellite dish except at the express direction of the subscriber or potential subscriber, or prohibit installation of a new antenna or connection to any other multi-channel video provider's system.

(Ord. 2064 § 1, 2001)

(a) A cable communications system operator shall not discriminate among persons or the city or take any retaliatory action against a person or the city because of that person's exercise of any right it may have under federal, state, or local law, nor may the operator require a person or the city to waive such rights as a condition of taking service.

(b) A cable communications system operator shall not refuse to employ, discharge from employment, or discriminate against any person in compensation or in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, ethnic background, marital status or sexual orientation. A cable communications system operator shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing equal employment opportunities, and hiring practices, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. 2064 § 1, 2001)

Any person holding an existing franchise for a cable communications system may continue to operate under the existing franchise to the conclusion of its present term (but not any renewal or extension thereof) with respect to those activities expressly authorized by the franchise; and provided further that, such person shall be subject to the other provisions of this chapter to the extent permitted by law.

(Ord. 2064 § 1, 2001)