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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