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.! <br />CHAPTER 10. <br />FRANCHISES <br />Section 10.01. Franchises required. <br />Except as otherwise provided by�law, no persan, firm, or corporation sha11 place <br />or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures in, over, upon, or under any street <br />or public piace for the purpose of operating a public utility or for an�y other purpose, <br />without a franchise therefor from the city. A franchise shall be granted only by <br />ordinance, which sha11 not be an emergency ordinance. Every ordinance granting a <br />franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions o� the franchise. The grantee shall <br />bear the costs of publication of the franchise ordinance and shall make a sufficient <br />deposi� with the clerk to gtiarantee pubiication before ihe ordinance is passed. <br />Section 10.02. Term <br />No exclusive or perpetual franchise shall ever be granted. Na franchise far a term <br />exceeding tw�n�ty years shall be effective until approved by a majority of the electors <br />voting thereon. <br />092000.doc 31 <br />