City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2015-2337

• File #: 2015-2337
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 12/4/2015
• In control: Committee on Public Works
• On agenda: 12/15/2015
• Final action: 12/21/2015
• Enactment date: 12/21/2015
• Enactment #: 70
• Effective date: 12/28/2015
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Place and Property, Article II: Telecommunications, Chapter 425- Cable Communications; by amending language to Sections 425.02, 425.03, 425.07, 425.08, 425.13 and 425.20.
• Sponsors: Theresa Kail-Smith
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 04 - PUBLIC PLACES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/28/2015	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/21/2015	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
12/16/2015	2	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
12/15/2015	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
12/15/2015	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Place and Property, Article II: Telecommunications, Chapter 425- Cable Communications; by amending language to Sections 425.02, 425.03, 425.07, 425.08, 425.13 and 425.20.


Body
WHEREAS, the duties of managing and maintaining telecommunications users of the public rights-of-way were originally vested in the Department of City Information Services, and said Department is now the Department of Innovation and Performance; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works will now assume the duties of managing and maintaining telecommunications users of the public rights-of-way,

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title 4: Public Place and Property, Article II: Telecommunications, Chapter 425- Cable Communications; by amending language to Sections 425.02, 425.03, 425.07, 425.08, 425.13 and 425.20 as follows:

? 425.02 - DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Chapter and any agreement awarding a Franchise in accordance herewith, the following definitions apply in this Chapter. References hereafter referred to as "sections" are, unless otherwise specified, references to sections of this Chapter. Defined terms remain defined terms whether or not capitalized. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the single number include the plural number, words in the plural number include the singular, reference to a masculine gender shall include the feminine. The words "shall" and "will" are mandatory, and "may" is permissive. Words not defined shall be given their common and ordinary meaning.
(a) BASIC SERVICE. Any Cable Service tier that includes the lawful retransmission of local television broadcast signals and any Public, Educational, and Governmental Access programming required by this Chapter or a Franchise Agreement to be carried on the basic tier. B...