5.15.060 Standards for granting or denying license applications.
A. All applications received that are acceptable for filing shall be placed in a public file with the city clerk. The council shall publish notice of each application in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed service area once a week for two consecutive weeks. The notice shall indicate the following:
1. The proposed service or changes in service;
2. Proposed changes in ownership;
3. Where the application may be viewed;
4. The due date for submission of any written comments; and
5. The date and location of a public hearing on the proposed application.
B. Notice of such hearing shall be published and held in accordance with A.R.S. Section 9-507(B). All interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
C. The council shall give full consideration to each application. The following factors may be deemed appropriate and shall be considered:
1. The financial qualifications of the applicant and its ability to construct and operate the proposed system.
2. The need for and quality of the service proposed, including rates to subscribers, whether or not rates are to be regulated.
3. The technical, legal and character qualifications of the applicant, including applicant’s willingness to abide by the limitations of this chapter.
4. Technical and performance adequacy of the proposed system design, plant and equipment, including any specific knowledge or experience the council may have with the applicant.
5. Where an applicant proposes to overbuild an existing cable system, the economic and technical feasibility of multiple cable systems and the impact on the existing licensee’s system and the public interest if the application were to be granted.
6. All other factors which may affect the public interest.
D. Thereafter, the council shall make a determination whether to approve or disapprove each application, and their decision shall be final. [Code 2006 § 12-1-6. Ord. 91-20, 12-10-1991].