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be deemed to constitute a waiver of such right or of performance of this Agreement, nor shall it excuse LFA from performance, unless such right or performance has been specifically waived in writing. 2.6. Construction of Agreement: The provisions of this Franchise shall be liberally construed to effectuate their objectives. 2.7. Police Powers: Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.7, Franchisee's rights under this Franchise shall be subject to the lawful police powers of the LFA to adopt and enforce ordinances of general applicability necessary to protect and preserve the health, safety and welfare of the public. Franchisee shall comply with all applicable general laws and ordinances lawfully enacted by LFA pursuant to such police powers. The LFA agrees that ordinances which it adopts that impact this Agreement must be enacted upon reasonable conditions and of a character appropriate to the public purpose justifying enactment. Nothing herein prohibits the Franchisee from challenging any future ordinances enacted by the LFA as may be permitted under applicable law. 3. PROVISION OF CABLE SERVICE 3.1. Service Area: 3.1.1. Franchisee shall make Cable Service available (i) to all of the occupied residential dwelling units in the Service Area. Franchisee may make Cable Service available to businesses in the Service Area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Franchisee shall not be required to make Cable Service available: (a) for periods of Force Majeure; (b) for periods of delay caused by the LFA; (c) for periods of delay resulting from the Franchisee's inability to obtain authority to access Public Rights -of -Way in the Service Area; (d) in areas where developments or buildings are subject to claimed exclusive arrangements; (e) in developments or buildings that the Franchisee cannot access under industry standard terms and conditions after good faith negotiation; (f) in developments or buildings that the Franchisee is unable to provide Cable Service for technical reasons or that require facilities that are not available or cannot be deployed on a commercially reasonable basis; (g) in areas where it is not technically feasible to provide Cable Service due to the technology used by the Franchisee to provide Cable Service; (h) in areas where the average occupied residential household density is less than thirty (30) occupied residential dwelling units per mile as measured in strand footage from the nearest fiber node or technically feasible point on the Franchisee's existing and active feeder line; and (i) when the Franchisee's prior service, payment, or theft of Service history with a Subscriber or potential Subscriber has been unfavorable. Should, through new construction, an area within the Franchisee's Service Area meet the density requirement as set forth in this subsection, Franchisee shall, subject to exclusions (a) though (i) set forth in this Subsection, provide Cable Service to such area within six (6) months of receiving notice from the LFA that the density requirements have been met. 3.1.2. Franchisee shall have the right but not the obligation to extend its Cable System and/or to provide Cable Services to any other areas within the Franchise Area during the term of this Franchise or any renewals thereof, not meeting the density requirements described in Section 3.1. 3.1.3. Franchisee agrees that, upon request and with no less than thirty (30) days'