Definitions.
Colorado Springs City Charter § 10-10
in effect10-10. Definitions.
(a) Franchise: For the purpose of this Charter, and the ordinances of the City of Colorado Springs, the term "franchise" shall mean a special right or privilege granted by vote of the electorate of the City of Colorado Springs to any person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, operate, carry on, or maintain an electric power plant, communication system, gas plant or system, rail or mass transit system, or any other business activity affective of the public interest which permanently occupies and obstructs the public streets, rights-of-way, alleys, or properties, together with such other uses as are determined by ordinance to be of such a public concern that want of regulation and control will injuriously affect the public in its general interest. (1977)
(b) License: For the purposes of this Charter, and the ordinances of the City of Colorado Springs, the term "license" shall mean a temporary or revocable permission granted to all other activities not a franchise. (1977)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-25932Fetched: 11/1/2026