A. No franchise granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall become effective unless and until all matters required in this section and Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 5.44.140 and 5.44.150 are completed, all of such matters being declared to be conditions precedent to the effectiveness of any such franchise granted under this chapter. In the event any such matters are not completed in the time and manner required, the City Council may declare the franchise null and void.

B. Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the agreement granting a franchise, or within such extended period of time as the Council in its discretion may authorize, the grantee shall file with the City Manager its written acceptance of the franchise, together with the bond and insurance policies required by Larkspur Municipal Code Sections 5.44.140 and 5.44.150, and its agreement to be bound by and to comply with and do all things required of it by the provisions of this chapter and the franchise agreement. Such acceptance and agreement shall be acknowledged by the grantee before a notary public, and shall be in a form and content satisfactory to and approved by the City Attorney. (Ord. 1030 § 2(4), 2018; Ord. 549 § 1 (part), 1976)