§ 11-2.01. Franchises to Operate.

No person shall exercise in the City any franchise right or privilege mentioned in Article XIV of the City Charter, except insofar as he or it may be entitled to do so by direct authority of the Constitution of the State or of the United States, unless he or it shall have obtained a grant therefor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and of the applicable provisions of the Charter. Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to invalidate any lawful franchise heretofore granted, nor to necessitate the obtaining of a new franchise for a use for which a franchise holder shall have a valid unexpired franchise.

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the granting of permits by the Council to any railroad for the construction of spur, lead or side tracks along or across any street, avenue or highway in the City for the purpose of connecting the facilities of any industry with the line of any railroad.

(Sec. 1, Ord. 1048-N.S.)