{"law_id":"770327","section_number":"15.2-2101","catch_line":"Ordinance proposing grant of franchise, etc., to be advertised","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-728, 15-729; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\u00a7 15.1-308, 15.1-309; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 64; 1983, c. 138; 1997, c. 587; 2001, c. 498.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{"0":{"name":"Charlottesville Fitness Operators Ass'n v. Albemarle County","case_number":"110741","citation":null,"date":"2013-01-10","url":"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/opinion\/1057798\/charlottesville-fitness-operators-assn-v-albemarle-county\/","abstract":" .\u202f.\u202f. October 11 in .\u202f.\u202f. 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The descriptive notice of the ordinance may also be advertised as many times in such other newspaper or newspapers, published outside the city, town or Commonwealth, as the council may determine. The advertisement shall include a statement that a copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the office of the clerk of the city or town council.\r\rB The advertisement shall invite bids for the franchise, privilege, lease or right proposed to be granted in the ordinance. The bids shall be in writing and delivered upon the day and hour named in the advertisement and shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the person designated in the advertisement to receive such bids. The cost of the required advertisement shall be paid by the city or town which shall be reimbursed by the person to whom the grant is made. The city or town shall have the right to reject any and all bids and shall reserve this right in the advertisement.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2483028","text":"Before granting any franchise, privilege, lease or right of any kind to use any public property described in \u00a7 15.2-2100 or easement of any description, for a term in excess of five years, except in the case of and for a trunk railway, the city or town proposing to make the grant shall advertise a descriptive notice of the ordinance proposing to make the grant once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city or town. The descriptive notice of the ordinance may also be advertised as many times in such other newspaper or newspapers, published outside the city, town or Commonwealth, as the council may determine. The advertisement shall include a statement that a copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the office of the clerk of the city or town council.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2483029","text":"The advertisement shall invite bids for the franchise, privilege, lease or right proposed to be granted in the ordinance. The bids shall be in writing and delivered upon the day and hour named in the advertisement and shall be opened in public session and marked for identification by the person designated in the advertisement to receive such bids. The cost of the required advertisement shall be paid by the city or town which shall be reimbursed by the person to whom the grant is made. The city or town shall have the right to reject any and all bids and shall reserve this right in the advertisement.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"1838","name":"Franchises; Sale And Lease Of Certain Public Property","identifier":"1","label":"article","url":"\/15.2\/II\/21\/1\/"},"2":{"id":"591","name":"Franchises; Sale And Lease Of Certain Municipal Public Property; Public Utilities","identifier":"21","label":"chapter","url":"\/15.2\/II\/21\/"},"3":{"id":"62","name":"Powers Of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","url":"\/15.2\/II\/"},"4":{"id":"46","name":"Counties, Cities And Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","url":"\/15.2\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"780303","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2100","catch_line":"Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises","url":"\/15.2-2100\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2100"},"1":{"id":"770327","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2101","catch_line":"Ordinance proposing grant of franchise, etc., to be advertised","url":"\/15.2-2101\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2101"},"2":{"id":"767177","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2102","catch_line":"How bids received and to whom franchise awarded","url":"\/15.2-2102\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2102"},"3":{"id":"790378","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2103","catch_line":"Award when no satisfactory bid received","url":"\/15.2-2103\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2103"},"4":{"id":"796656","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2104","catch_line":"Bond of person awarded franchise, etc","url":"\/15.2-2104\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2104"},"5":{"id":"783632","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2105","catch_line":"How amendments made to franchise, etc.; notice required","url":"\/15.2-2105\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2105"},"6":{"id":"790931","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2105.1","catch_line":"Granting franchises for operation of a vehicular ferry transportation system","url":"\/15.2-2105.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2105.1"},"7":{"id":"786740","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2106","catch_line":"Powers of court to enforce obedience by mandamus, etc","url":"\/15.2-2106\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2106"},"8":{"id":"783341","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2107","catch_line":"Persons occupying or using streets, etc., contrary to law","url":"\/15.2-2107\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2107"},"9":{"id":"787355","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2108","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/15.2-2108\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2108"},"10":{"id":"787322","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2108.1","catch_line":"Regulation of open video systems","url":"\/15.2-2108.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2108.1"},"11":{"id":"767863","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2108.1:1","catch_line":"Franchise fees and public rights-of-way fees on cable operators","url":"\/15.2-2108.1:1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2108.1:1"}},"previous_section":{"id":"780303","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2100","catch_line":"Restrictions on selling certain municipal public property and granting franchises","url":"\/15.2-2100\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2100"},"next_section":{"id":"767177","structure_id":"1838","section_number":"15.2-2102","catch_line":"How bids received and to whom franchise awarded","url":"\/15.2-2102\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/1\/15.2-2102"},"references":[{"id":"783632","section_number":"15.2-2105","catch_line":"How amendments made to franchise, etc.; notice required","url":"\/15.2-2105\/"}],"formats":{"txt":"\/15.2-2101.txt","json":"\/15.2-2101.json","xml":"\/15.2-2101.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Ordinance proposing grant of franchise, etc., to be advertised","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2101","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDINANCE PROPOSING GRANT OF FRANCHISE, ETC., TO BE ADVERTISED (\u00a7 15.2-2101)\n\nA. Before granting any franchise, privilege, lease or right of any kind to use\nany public property described in \u00a7 15.2-2100 or easement of any description,\nfor a term in excess of five years, except in the case of and for a trunk\nrailway, the city or town proposing to make the grant shall advertise a\ndescriptive notice of the ordinance proposing to make the grant once a week for\ntwo successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city or\ntown. The descriptive notice of the ordinance may also be advertised as many\ntimes in such other newspaper or newspapers, published outside the city, town or\nCommonwealth, as the council may determine. The advertisement shall include a\nstatement that a copy of the full text of the ordinance is on file in the office\nof the clerk of the city or town council.\n\nB. The advertisement shall invite bids for the franchise, privilege, lease or\nright proposed to be granted in the ordinance. The bids shall be in writing and\ndelivered upon the day and hour named in the advertisement and shall be opened\nin public session and marked for identification by the person designated in the\nadvertisement to receive such bids. The cost of the required advertisement shall\nbe paid by the city or town which shall be reimbursed by the person to whom the\ngrant is made. The city or town shall have the right to reject any and all bids\nand shall reserve this right in the advertisement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-728, 15-729; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\u00a7 15.1-308, 15.1-309;\n1971, Ex. Sess., c. 64; 1983, c. 138; 1997, c. 587; 2001, c. 498."}