Technical standards.
Cape Coral Code of Ordinances § 15-14
in effect§ 15-14 - Technical standards.
(a) Any cable system within the city shall at minimum meet the technical standards of the FCC or other applicable federal or state technical standards, including any like standards as hereinafter may be amended or adopted including but not limited to digital transmission, HDTV or other advanced technologies. All television signals transmitted on a cable system shall include any closed circuit captioning information for the hearing impaired received by the franchisee's cable system. Antennas, supporting structures, and outside plant used in the system shall be designed to comply with all generally accepted industry practices and standards and with all federal, state, county, city and/or utility laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
(b) All construction, installation and maintenance shall comply with the National Electrical Safety Code, the National Electric Code, all applicable building codes and all laws as hereinafter may be amended or changed.
(c) As required by FCC rules, the franchisee shall perform at its expense proof of performance tests designed to demonstrate compliance with FCC requirements. The franchisee shall provide, upon written request, the proof of performance test results to the city within 30 days after completion. At any time during the term of a franchise, the city shall have the right to inspect the cable system facilities in the streets during and after their construction to ensure compliance with the requirements of the franchise agreement, this article, and FCC standards.
(d) The franchisee shall notify the city within ten days of franchisee's failure of proof of performance or other test required in subsection (c) above.
(e) A franchisee shall not design, install or operate its facilities in a manner that will interfere with the signals of any broadcast station, the preexisting facilities of any public utility, the preexisting cable system of another franchisee, or individual or master antennas used for receiving television or other broadcast signals.
(f) A franchisee shall provide access channels, facilities and financial support, in accordance with the terms of a franchise.
(Ord. 90-00, § 3, 9-11-2000)
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH15FR_ARTICACO_S15-14TESTFetched: 11/4/2026