Chapter 4.04 — REGULATION OF CABLE TELEVISION, VIDEO AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Willits Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Willits
4.04.010 - Short title.¶
4.04.020 - Authority.¶
4.04.030 - Definitions.¶
4.04.040 - A franchise is required to operate a cable system.¶
4.04.050 - The city may grant a cable franchise.¶
4.04.060 - Franchise duration and renewal.¶
4.04.061 - Extension of cable franchise with Adelphia communications.¶
4.04.070 - Limitations of franchise.¶
4.04.080 - Rights reserved to the city.¶
4.04.090 - Transfers and assignments.¶
4.04.100 - Franchise area—Annexations.¶
4.04.110 - Application for franchises—Contents of application.¶
4.04.120 - Selection of grantee.¶
4.04.130 - Franchise renewal.¶
4.04.140 - Multiple franchises.¶
4.04.150 - Franchise application processing costs.¶
4.04.160 - Franchise fee.¶
4.04.170 - Contents of cable television franchise.¶
4.04.180 - Breach of franchise—Grounds for assessment of penalties and franchise revocation.¶
4.04.190 - Procedure for adjudication of breaches of the franchise.¶
4.04.200 - City council hearing procedures.¶
4.04.210 - Hearing officer procedures.¶
4.04.220 - Penalties for breach of the franchise.¶
4.04.230 - Alternative remedies.¶
4.04.240 - Removal and abandonment—Purchase of system.¶
4.04.250 - Receivership and foreclosure.¶
4.04.260 - Undergrounding.¶
4.04.270 - Use of poles.¶
4.04.280 - Construction standards.¶
4.04.290 - Approvals.¶
4.04.300 - Submission of drawings.¶
4.04.310 - Relocation of facilities and equipment.¶
4.04.320 - Maintenance.¶
4.04.330 - Subscriber service standards.¶
4.04.340 - Identification required.¶
4.04.350 - Notification to subscribers.¶
4.04.360 - Verification of subscriber service standards.¶
4.04.370 - Subscriber complaints.¶
4.04.380 - Compatibility with consumer electronics equipments.¶
4.04.390 - Rate regulation.¶
4.04.400 - Billing procedures.¶
4.04.410 - Refunds.¶
4.04.420 - Notice of rate increases.¶
4.04.430 - Nondiscrimination and customer privacy.¶
4.04.440 - Written or oral notice to enter property.¶
4.04.450 - Notice regarding channel scrambling.¶
4.04.460 - Tenant rights.¶
4.04.470 - Continuity of service mandatory.¶
4.04.480 - Applicability.¶
4.04.490 - Application required.¶
4.04.500 - Review of application.¶
4.04.510 - Agreement required.¶
4.04.520 - Other multichannel video programming distributors.¶
4.04.530 - Video providers—Registration—Customer service standards.¶
4.04.540 - Telecommunications service provided by telephone corporations.¶
4.04.550 - Severability.¶
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