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6. Compliance with Applicable Laws,Resolutions and Ordinances. a. The terms of this Franchise shall define the contractual rights and obligations of Grantee with respect to the provision of Cable Service and operation of the System in City. However, the Grantee shall at all times during the term of this Franchise be subject to all lawful exercise of the police power, statutory rights, local ordinance- making authority, and eminent domain rights of City. Except as provided below, any modification or amendment to this Franchise, or the rights or obligations contained herein, must be within the lawful exercise of City's police power, in which case the provision(s) modified or amended herein shall be specifically referenced in an ordinance of the City authorizing such amendment or modification. This Franchise may also be modified or amended with the written consent of Grantee as provided in Section 13.3 (Amendment of Franchise Ordinance)herein. b. Grantee shall comply with the terms of any City ordinance or regulation of general applicability which addresses usage of the Rights-of-Way within City which may have the effect of superseding, modifying or amending the terms of Section 3 (Construction Standards) and/or Section 8.5(c) (Reports and Maps to be Filed with City) herein, except that Grantee shall not, through application of such City ordinance or regulation of Rights-of-Way, be subject to additional burdens with respect to usage of Rights-of-Way which exceed burdens on similarly situated Rights-of-Way users. C. In the event of any conflict between Section 3 (Construction Standards) and/or Section 8.5(c) (Reports and Maps to be Filed with City) of this Franchise and any City ordinance or regulation which addresses usage of the Rights-of-Way, the conflicting terms in Section 3 (Construction Standards) and/or Section 8.5(c) (Reports and Maps to be Filed with City) of this Franchise shall be superseded by such City ordinance or regulation, except that Grantee shall not, through application of such City ordinance or regulation of Rights-of-Way, be subject to additional burdens with respect to usage of Rights-of-Way which exceed burdens on similarly situated Rights-of-Way users. d. In the event any City ordinance or regulation which addresses usage of the Rights-of-Way adds to, modifies, amends, or otherwise differently addresses issues addressed in Section 3 (Construction Standards) and/or Section 8.5(c) (Reports and Maps to be Filed with City) of this Franchise, Grantee shall comply with such ordinance or regulation of general applicability, regardless of which requirement was first adopted except that Grantee shall not, through application of such City ordinance or regulation of Rights-of-Way, be subject to additional burdens with respect to usage of Rights-of-Way which exceed burdens on similarly situated Rights-of-Way users. e. In the event Grantee cannot determine how to comply with any Right-of- Way requirement of City, whether pursuant to this Franchise or other requirement, Grantee shall immediately provide written notice of such question, including Grantee's proposed interpretation, to the City with copy to the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission, in accordance with Section 2.9 (Written Notice). The City or Commission shall provide a written response within fourteen (14) days of receipt 8