Cable television permits.
Denver City Charter, art. III, § 3.2.8
in effect§ 3.2.8 - Cable television permits.
The Council may grant a permit or permits at any time for the installation and operation of a cable television system or systems, in or to any street, alley or public place in the City and County of Denver; provided, that any such permit shall be revocable for any violation of the terms and conditions of the permit at any time, and that the right to make such revocation shall be expressly reserved in every such permit which may be granted hereunder.
(A) Authority of the Council. The authority conferred upon the Council hereunder shall include the authority to act, in the name and on behalf of the City and County of Denver, on all matters pertaining to the installation and operation of a cable television system in the City and County of Denver. No additional authorization relating to such matters shall be required to be submitted to a vote at any election.
(B) Powers of the Council. The authority of the Council to grant a permit or permits hereunder shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(i) To determine the nature and extent of cable television services to be provided for the City and County of Denver, and to be offered to the citizens thereof;
(ii) To determine the means by which, and the terms under which, such cable television services shall be provided;
(iii) To determine the geographic area or areas of cable television service in the City and County of Denver;
(iv) To solicit, receive and evaluate proposals from applicants for a permit or permits hereunder;
(v) To fix the rates for the services rendered by the permittee or permittees;
(vi) To fix the permit fee or permit fees payable to the City and County of Denver;
(vii) To provide for the regulation of services for which a permit hereunder is granted;
(viii) To perform any undertaking, project or legislative act relating to a permit hereunder;
(ix) To authorize the proper officials of the City and County of Denver to enter into and execute any agreement relating to any system or service for which a permit hereunder is granted;
(x) To authorize the utilization, by the proper officials of the City and County of Denver, of any financial instrument relating to any system or service for which a permit hereunder is granted, except as otherwise provided in this Charter;
(xi) Such other authority as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Section of this Charter.
(C) Permit term limits. Any permit granted hereunder shall be limited to a term not to exceed 20 years.
(D) Area of service. Any permit granted hereunder shall plainly specify the boundaries of the area of service in the City and County of Denver to which the same shall apply.
(E) Limitation on applications for permits. The Council shall not accept a proposal from an applicant for a permit hereunder except in response to a written solicitation issued by the Council for such proposals. No such proposal shall be accepted by the Council unless submitted by an applicant to the Council within the time limits set forth in the solicitation.
(F) Indemnification by permittee. Any permit granted hereunder shall be conditioned upon the Permittee indemnifying and saving harmless the City and County of Denver, its officers, employees, and agents against any and all claims for damages to property or injuries to or death of any person or persons, including property and employees or agents of the City, and further to indemnify and save harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents, from any and all claims, costs, demands, suits, actions, or proceedings of any kind or nature resulting from or arising out of the operations in connection with the permit, including operations of subcontractors and acts or omissions of employees or agents of the Permittee.
(G) Disposition of former Charter authorities. Section 1.1.13 shall have no application to the Cable Television System of the City and County of Denver.
(H) Subscribing of Contracts. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to amend or repeal that portion of this Charter requiring that all contracts or other instruments of writing requiring the assent of the City and County of Denver shall be subscribed by the Mayor or Acting Mayor, under the Seal of the City and County of Denver, attested by the City Clerk, and countersigned and registered by the Auditor.
(Charter 1960, C3.6; added September 9, 1980)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIHORU_SUBTITLE_BCH_ARTIIICICO_PT2COPO_S3.2.8CATEPEFetched: 10/27/2026