Article VI — PROHIBITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

persons in this County any television signals or radio signals by means of CATV system unless a license therefor has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and unless such license is in full force and effect. Also, no person, firm or corporation shall construct, install or maintain within any street in the County, or within any other public property of the County, or within any privately owned area within the County which has not yet become a public street, but is designated or delineated as a proposed public street or any tentative subdivision map approved by the County, any equipment or facilities for distributing any television signals or radio signals through a CATV system, unless a license authorizing such use of such street or property or area has first been obtained pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and unless such license is in full force and effect. Pre-existing and operating CATV systems must apply for a license under this chapter within sixty (60) days from the passage of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 560, § 6, 1969)

electrically, acoustically, inductively, or otherwise, with any part of a licensed CATV system within the unincorporated area of this County for the purpose of taking or receiving television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs, or sound. Also no person, without the consent of the owner, shall tamper with, remove or injure any cables, wires, or equipment used for distribution of television signals, radio signals, pictures, programs or sound.

(Ord. No. 560, § 6, 1969)

business of selling or leasing television or other receivers which make use of signals transmitted by its system nor shall the licensee or any of his employees during the course of their employment engage in the repair of such receivers or the sale of parts for the same.

(Ord. No. 560, § 6, 1969)

thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred (300) dollars or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 560, § 6, 1969)

become a part of any municipal corporation or of any other County, or any other agency or political subdivision of the State of California, the County's rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of such other public body and its appropriate officers.

(Ord. No. 560, § 6, 1969)

Utilities Code section 5800 et seq. (the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006 [the "Act"]) to operate within the unincorporated boundaries of the County of Lake, shall provide capacity for one (1) public, education and governmental (PEG) access channel in accordance with California Public Utilities Code section 5870.

channels, including the following requirements of California Public Utilities Code section 5870:

(a)

The PEG access channel shall all be earned on the basic service tier.

(b)

To the extent feasible, the PEG access channel shall not be separated numerically from other channels carried on the basic service tier and the channel numbers for the PEG access channel shall be the same channel numbers used by the incumbent cable operator, unless prohibited by federal law.

(c)

After the initial designation of PEG access channel number, the channel number shall not be changed without the agreement of the County, unless the change is required by federal law.

(d)

The PEG access capacity provided shall be of similar quality and functionality to that offered by commercial channels on the lowest cost tier of service, unless the signal is provided to the state franchise holder at a lower quality or with less functionality.

(a)

State franchise holder shall pay to the County, a PEG fee equal to one percent (1%) of gross revenues which shall be exclusively used to support PEG channel facilities in a manner consistent with state and federal law.

(b)

The County Administrative Officer shall prescribe financial accountability and reporting standards to which the County's designated PEG facilities provider shall be subject in order to qualify for receipt of said PEG fees.

(c)

State franchise holders shall remit PEG fees in the same manner as franchise fees as set forth in the Act. Each remittance shall be accompanied by a summary detailing how the PEG support fee was calculated.

(d)

The PEG Fee may be shown as a separate line item on the regular bill of each subscriber.

(e)

If a state franchise holder fails to pay the PEG support fee when due, or underpays the proper amount due, the state franchise holder shall pay interest at the rate per year equal to the highest prime lending rate during the period of delinquency, plus one percent (1%) of the maximum rate specified by state law.

(Ord. No. 3023, § 1, 1-13-2015)