Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 26 — CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE ORDINANCE
La Mesa Municipal Code Ch. 26.11 Violations
La Mesa Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · La Mesa
Cite as: La Mesa Municipal Code Chapter 26.11 · Text as of 2026-10-04
26.11.010 - Use of public streets.¶
From and after the effective date of this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install, or maintain in any public place within grantor's territory, or upon any easement owned or controlled by a public utility, or within any other public property of grantor, or within any privately owned area within grantor's jurisdiction which is not yet, but is designated as, a proposed public place on a tentative subdivision map approved by grantor, any equipment, facilities, or system for distributing signals or services through a cable television system, unless a franchise has first been obtained hereunder, and is in full force and effect.
(Ord. 2621 § 1 (part); March 23, 1993)
26.11.020 - Unauthorized connections.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to make or use any unauthorized connection to, or to monitor, tap, receive or send any signal or service via a franchised system, or enable anyone to receive or use any service, television or radio signal, picture, program, or sound, or any other signal without payment to the owner of said system.
(Ord. 2621 § 1 (part); March 23, 1993)
26.11.030 - Tampering with facilities.¶
It shall be unlawful, without the consent of the owner, to willfully attach to, tamper with, modify, remove or injure any physical part of a franchised cable television system.
(Ord. 2621 § 1 (part); March 23, 1993)
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