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Chapter 5.16

Walnut Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Walnut

§ 5.16.010. Short title authority.

§ 5.16.020. Definitions.

§ 5.16.030. A franchise is required to operate cable system.

§ 5.16.040. The City may grant a cable franchise.

§ 5.16.050. Franchise duration and renewal.

§ 5.16.060. Limitations of franchise.

§ 5.16.070. Rights reserved to the City.

§ 5.16.080. Transfers and assignments.

§ 5.16.090. Franchise area—Annexations.

§ 5.16.100. Application for franchises—Contents of application.

§ 5.16.110. Selection of grantee.

§ 5.16.120. Franchise renewal.

§ 5.16.130. Multiple franchises.

§ 5.16.140. Franchise application processing costs.

§ 5.16.150. Franchise fee for cable services.

§ 5.16.160. Contents of cable television franchise.

§ 5.16.170. Breach of franchise—Grounds for assessment of penalties and franchise…

§ 5.16.180. Procedure for adjudication of breaches of the franchise.

§ 5.16.190. Hearing officer procedures.

§ 5.16.200. City Council hearing procedures.

§ 5.16.210. Penalties for breach of the franchise.

§ 5.16.220. Alternative remedies.

§ 5.16.230. Removal and abandonment—Purchase of system.

§ 5.16.240. Receivership and foreclosure.

§ 5.16.250. Undergrounding.

§ 5.16.260. Use of poles.

§ 5.16.270. Construction standards.

§ 5.16.280. Approvals.

§ 5.16.290. Submission of drawings.

§ 5.16.300. Relocation of facilities and equipment.

§ 5.16.310. Maintenance.

§ 5.16.320. Operational standards.

§ 5.16.330. Service standards.

§ 5.16.340. Billing and information standards.

§ 5.16.350. Verification compliance with standards.

§ 5.16.360. Subscriber complaints and disputes.

§ 5.16.370. Disconnection/downgrades.

§ 5.16.380. Negative option billing prohibited.

§ 5.16.390. Deposits.

§ 5.16.400. Parental control options.

§ 5.16.410. Additional requirements.

§ 5.16.420. Penalties for noncompliance.

§ 5.16.430. Additional consumer protection and services standards.

§ 5.16.440. Compatibility with consumer electronics equipment.

§ 5.16.450. Rate regulation.

§ 5.16.460. Billing procedures.

§ 5.16.470. Refunds.

§ 5.16.480. Notice of rate increases.

§ 5.16.490. Nondiscrimination and customer privacy.

§ 5.16.500. Written or oral notice to enter property.

§ 5.16.510. Notice regarding channel scrambling.

§ 5.16.520. Tenant rights.

§ 5.16.530. Continuity of service mandatory.

§ 5.16.540. Open video systems applicability.

§ 5.16.550. Application required.

§ 5.16.560. Review of application.

§ 5.16.570. Agreement required and fees.

§ 5.16.580. Other multichannel video programming distributors.

§ 5.16.590. Video providers—Registration—Customer service standards.

§ 5.16.600. Telecommunications service provided by telephone corporations.

§ 5.16.610. Election to terminate City franchise due to the Digital Infrastructure and…

§ 5.16.620. Regulation of state video franchise holders.

§ 5.16.630. Purpose and authority.

§ 5.16.640. Definitions.

§ 5.16.650. State video franchise fees.

§ 5.16.660. Authority to examine business records.

§ 5.16.670. PEG fee, channels, and other support.

§ 5.16.680. Customer service penalties.

§ 5.16.690. City response to state video franchise applications.

§ 5.16.700. Development review for facilities in streets and public rights-of-way.

§ 5.16.710. Construction standards.

§ 5.16.720. Environmental review.

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