Except as otherwise provided within an existing franchise ordinance, a new franchise application shall be required of any utility or telecommunications carrier or operator that desires to extend its franchise territory or to locate its utility or telecommunications facilities in public ways which are not included in a franchise previously granted under this title. If a franchisee is required by the city to locate or relocate its facilities in public ways not included in a previously granted franchise, the city shall grant a franchise amendment without further application. (Ord. 6798 § 3 (Exh. C), 2020; Ord. 5271 § 1, 1999; Ord. 5034 § 1, 1998. Formerly 20.06.120.)