6.17.220 Construction and technical standards.
A. Compliance with Construction and Technical Standards. Company shall construct, install, operate and maintain its system in a manner consistent with all laws, ordinances, state and municipal construction standards, FCC technical and construction standards, and any other standards the company commits itself to comply with as part of its application. In addition, company shall provide the city, upon request, with a written report of the results of company’s annual proof-of-performance tests conducted pursuant to FCC standards and requirements.
B. Other than as exempted by applicable law, no franchisee or person acting under the authority granted to such franchisee shall construct or install facilities within the right-of-way without first obtaining a construction permit therefor in accordance with the construction permit procedures and requirements contained in Chapter 13.15 BMC; provided, that the public works director may waive the requirement to obtain a permit if the work to be performed will not substantially impact the right-of-way.
C. Additional Specifications.
1. Construction, installation and maintenance of the cable communications system shall be performed in an orderly and workmanlike manner. All cables and wires shall be installed, where possible, parallel with electric and telephone lines. Multiple cable configurations shall be arranged in parallel and be bundled with due respect for engineering considerations.
2. Company shall at all times comply with:
a. National Electrical Safety Code (National Bureau of Standards);
b. National Electrical Code (National Bureau of Fire Underwriters);
c. Bell System Code of Pole Line Construction; and
d. Applicable FCC or other federal, state and local regulations.
3. In any event, the system shall not endanger or interfere with the safety of persons or property in the franchise area or other areas where the company may have equipment located.
4. Any antenna structure used in the cable communication system shall comply with all construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structure requirements of the United States Department of Transportation.
5. All working facilities, conditions and procedures used during construction, installation and maintenance of the system shall comply with the standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
6. RF leakage shall be checked at reception locations for emergency radio services to prove no interference signal combinations are possible. Stray radiation shall be measured adjacent to any proposed aeronautical navigation radio sites to prove no interference to airborne navigational reception in the normal flight patterns. FCC rules and regulations shall govern.
7. The company shall maintain equipment capable of providing standby power for headend, transportation and trunk amplifiers for a minimum of two hours. [Ord. 2018-09-015 § 2; Ord. 1998-09-075; Ord. 8999 § 22, 1981].