A.    California Government Code Section 53066 and Article XII of the Grass Valley city charter provides that the city may, pursuant to the provisions as may be prescribed by its governing body, authorize by franchise or license the construction of a community antenna television system, and prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems advisable to protect the individual subscribers to the services of such community antenna television system. It is the intent of this chapter to achieve such objectives and thereby safeguard the local public interest by promoting the welfare, safety and convenience.

    B.    This chapter shall be construed in a manner consistent with all applicable federal and state laws. If the Federal Communications Commission or the California Public Utilities Commission, or any other federal or state agency, shall hereafter exercise any paramount jurisdiction over any specific provision of this chapter, such paramount provision shall preempt or preclude the exercise of like jurisdiction by the city. Modification of a federal or state law shall, to the extent applicable to the city, be deemed a part of this chapter as to the effective date of its modification.

    C.    If the Federal Communications Commission deregulates any area of cable connection over which it currently exercises jurisdiction in such manner as to expand rather than limit municipal regulatory authority, any franchise authorized pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed automatically amended to incorporate such new municipal regulatory powers, and the city may, in its discretion, adopt additional rules and regulations related thereto. (Ord. 496 § 2 (part), 1993)