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, <br /> CHAPTER 10 <br /> FRANCHISES <br /> Section 10. 01 Granting of Franchises. Any individual, firm <br /> or corporation must obtain a franchise from the City prior to the <br /> placing or maintaining of any permanent or semi-permanent fixture <br /> in, over, upon, or under any street or public place for use in <br /> operating a public utility or for any other use, except as <br /> otherwise provided by State Law. Franchises must by granted by <br /> ordinance. The terms and conditions of the franchise must be <br /> stated in the ordinance. The grantee must pay for the publication <br /> of the franchise ordinance, leaving a sufficient deposit with the <br /> Clerk-Administrator to guarantee publication before the ordinance <br /> is passed. Exclusive franchises may only be granted upon the <br /> affirmative vote of those voting on the ordinance at a• municipal <br /> election following a public hearing on the ordinance. <br /> Section 10 .02 Term. Franchise terms must not exceed twenty- <br /> five years . <br /> Section 10 . 03 Public Hearing. The Council must hold a <br /> public hearing before adopting a franchise ordinance, or before the <br /> Council fixes the rates, fares or prices to be charged by a public <br /> utility. Notice of the hearing must be published in at least two <br /> places . One notice must be in the official City newspaper and the <br /> (94-2) 34 <br />