Minimum terms and conditions.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 866-3
in effectSec. 866-3. - Minimum terms and conditions.
Any such franchise agreement shall be negotiated to contain, at a minimum, the following terms and conditions:
(1) The duration of the franchise; and
(2) The method and means for renewal, such terms not to include an automatic renewal but to include the standards used for the evaluation of the renewal; and
(3) Terms of termination of the franchise, such terms to address the following:
a. Criteria under which the city-county council may terminate the franchise prior to the end of the franchise term; and
b. Rights and obligations of both parties with regard to abandonment of the franchise, either partially or entirely, prior to the end of the franchise term; and
(4) The rights and obligations of both parties upon the desire of the franchise holder or its successor to sell or transfer the franchise to another entity; and
(5) The specific geographic area covered by the franchise; and
(6) The terms and conditions under which an extension of the geographic area may be granted to the franchise holder by the council; and
(7) The rates afforded to the city for service by the chilled water system; and
(8) The method and means of valuation upon sale, right of first refusal, on refusal to renew or other termination; and
(9) The method and means, standards and requirements of the construction of the system within the public right-of-way; and
(10) The rights and obligations of the parties upon the determination of a need to relocate the facility's lines; and
(11) The franchise fee, both the amount and the method of payment.
(G.O. 96, 1990, § 1)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIVBUCORELI_CH866DICOSYFR_S866-3MITECOFetched: 10/27/2026