City Charter, Article XIV

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City Charter

The Charter Of The City Of Santa Clara, California

Article I. Name of City	Article X. Appointive Boards and Commissions
Article II. Boundaries	Article XI. Civil Service
Article III. Succession	Article XII. Retirement
Article IV. Powers	Article XIII. Fiscal Administration
Article V. Form of Government	Article XIV. Franchises
Article VI. The Elective Officers	Article XV. Reserved
Article VII. The Council	Article XVI. Reserved
Article VIII. City Manager, Ordinances, Meetings	Article XVII Reserved Powers
Article IX. Officers and Employees	Article XVIII. Miscellaneous

Article XIV. Franchises

Sec. 1400 Procedure; terms.

The City Council may by ordinance provide a procedure for the granting of franchises or grant franchises pursuant to the procedure provided by the State law. Franchises may be granted for the use by any public utility of the streets, public places or property of the City upon such terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed by ordinance, but no franchise shall be granted without reserving to the City adequate compensation for the privilege conferred. Such franchises may be granted either for a fixed or an indeterminate period.