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2. Award a franchise to the owner of an unfran- <br />chised existing CATV system as prescribed in Section IV of <br />this ordinance and provided the operator/owner has made ap- <br />plication for a franchise as prescribed in Section IV of this <br />ordinance. <br />3. Declare the operation and maintenance of unfran- <br />chised existing CATV systems and service, including those in <br />place on the effective date of this ordinance, in the unin- <br />corporated areas of Orange County preexisting permitted uses <br />and award a franchise therefor as prescribed herein and <br />provided the operator/owner of an unfranchised existing CATV <br />system, including those in place on the effective date of <br />this ordinance, has made application for a franchise as <br />prescribed in Section IV of this ordinance. <br />If the Board shall' elect to declare the operation <br />of an existing CATV system or service a "preexisting per- <br />mitted use" it shall do so by awarding a preexisting per- <br />mitted use franchise upon such terms, conditions, restric- <br />tions and limitations as may be considered desirable by the <br />Board. All rights reserved to the county prescribed in <br />Section VII of this ordinance shall pertain to any pre- <br />existing permitted use franchise except that any such <br />franchise granted hereunder I shall be nonexclusive, shall be <br />for a term of up to fifteen years from the effective date <br />thereof as specified in the franchise and may be renewable <br />44 <br />