“CATV” or “community antenna television system” shall mean a system of antennas, coaxial cables, wires, wave guides, or other conductors, equipment or facilities designed, constructed or used for the purpose of providing television or FM radio service by cable or through its facilities as herein contemplated. “CATV” shall not mean or include the transmission of any special program or event for which a separate and distinct charge is made to the subscriber in the manner commonly known and referred to as “pay television.”

“City” shall mean the City of Sebastopol, a municipal corporation of the State of California.

“Council” shall mean the governing body of the City.

“Franchise” shall mean and include any authorization granted hereunder in terms of a franchise, privilege, permit, license, or otherwise to construct, operate and maintain a CATV system in the City. Any such authorization, in whatever term granted, shall not mean and include any license or permit required for the privilege of transacting and carrying on a business within the City.

“Grantee” shall mean the person, firm or corporation to whom or which a franchise as hereinabove defined is granted by the Council under this chapter and the lawful successor, transferee or assignee of said person, firm or corporation.

“Gross annual receipts” shall mean any and all compensation and other consideration in any form whatever and any contributing grant or subsidy received directly or indirectly by a grantee from subscribers or users in payment for television or FM radio signals or service received within the City.

“Property of grantee” shall mean all property owned, installed or used by a grantee in the conduct of a CATV business in the City under the authority of a franchise granted pursuant to this chapter.

“Street” shall mean the surface of and the space above and below any public street, road, highway, freeway, lane, path, alley, court, sidewalk, parkway, or drive, now or hereafter existing as such within the City.

“Subscriber” shall mean any person or entity receiving for any purpose the CATV service of a grantee.