§ 5.12.270. Legal qualifications of applicant.

A.

The applicant must be willing to comply with the provisions of this chapter and applicable laws; and to comply with such requirements of a franchise as the county may lawfully require.

B.

The applicant must not have had any cable system or OVS franchise validly revoked, (including any appeals) by the county within three years preceding the submission of the application.

C.

The applicant must not have had an application to the county for an initial or renewal cable system franchise denied within three years preceding the submission of the application; and must not have had an application for an initial or renewal OVS franchise denied on any ground within three years of the application.

D.

The applicant or its principals shall not be issued a franchise if, at any time during the ten years preceding the submission of the application, applicant was convicted or found to have committed fraud, racketeering, securities fraud, anticompetitive actions, unfair trade practices or other conduct of such character that the applicant cannot be relied upon to deal truthfully with the county and the subscribers, or to substantially comply with its obligations.

E.

Applicant must have the necessary authority under California and federal law to operate a cable system, or show that it is in a position to obtain that authority.

F.

The applicant shall not be issued a franchise if it files materially misleading information in its application or intentionally withholds information that the applicant lawfully is required to provide.

G.

For purposes of subsections (B) through (D) of this section, the term applicant includes any affiliate of applicant.

(Ord. 1262 § 2 (part), 2005)