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• CHAPTER 10 <br /> FRANCHISES <br /> Sec. 10.01. Except as otherwise provided by state law, no person, firm, or <br /> corporation shall place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures <br /> in, over, upon or under any street or public place for the purpose of operating <br /> a public utility, or for any other purpose, without a franchise therefor from <br /> the city. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance, which shall not be <br /> an emergency ordinance. No exclusive franchise shall be granted unless the <br /> proposed ordinance is submitted to the voters of the city following a public <br /> hearing and approved by at least a majority of those voting thereon. Every <br /> ordinance granting a franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions of the <br /> franchise. The grantee shall bear the costs of publication of the franchise <br /> • ordinance and shall make a sufficient deposit with the clerk to guarantee pub- <br /> lication before the ordinance is passed. <br /> Sec. 10.02. Term. No perpetual franchise or privilege shall be created, nor <br /> shall any exclusive franchise or privilege be granted for a period of more than <br /> twenty-five years. <br /> Sec. 10.03. Public Hearing. Before any franchise ordinance is adopted or any <br /> rates, fares, or prices to be charged by a public utility are fixed by the council, <br /> the council shall hold a public hearing on the matter. Notice of such hearing shall <br /> be published at least once in the official newspaper not less than ten days prior <br /> to the date of the hearing. <br /> • <br />