CHARTER
ARTICLE XIV FRANCHISES
Section 14.03 — Term, Compensation, Restriction:
No franchise, lease or right to use the streets, or the
public places or property of the City, shall be granted for longer than twenty
(20) years. Every grant of a franchise shall fix the amount and manner of
payment of the compensation to be paid by the grantee for the use of the same.
No other compensation of any kind shall be exacted for such use during the life
of the franchise. This provision shall not exempt the grantee from any lawful
taxation upon grantee’s property, nor from any licenses, charges, or other
impositions levied by the Council, not levied on account of the use granted by
the franchise. (Amended at election held Nov. 6, 1990)