[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Belleville as Title 6, Ch. 3, of the 1994 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The grade or elevation of all underground construction shall
be a minimum of three feet below the established grade of the street,
alley, park, public property or easement. The three feet shall be
measured between the top of the established grade and the top of the
underground construction.
The location of any and all such underground construction must
have the approval of the Director of Public Works.
Complete plans for any such construction must be filed with
and be approved by the Director of Public Works before construction
can begin.
On request of the Director of Public Works, the utility company
must provide opportunity for him to check any construction before
it may be covered.
If the grade or elevation herein set for the underground construction
of utilities shall, in any instance, conflict with other existing
utilities, the utility shall be required to lower the elevation of
its underground construction, or of the storm sewer, at the election
of the Director of Public Works and in accordance with his directions
and specifications.
At the request of the utility company, the Director of Public
Works shall give the utility company an established grade on any streets,
alleys, public parks or easements where it proposes to install underground
utilities.
In case of an emergency, when immediate action is necessary
in order to protect life or property, the utility company may proceed
with underground construction subject to obtaining the approval of
such work by the Director of Public Works as soon thereafter as is
reasonably possible.
In the event of any such underground construction, the utility company shall leave the surface of the ground, or road, in the same condition as before said work was commenced, and in the event of its failure to do so, the Village may proceed to place the surface of the ground or street in such condition at the utility company's expense. Such work shall comply with the provisions of §§ 455-5 and 455-6.
Compliance with this chapter does not relieve the utility company
from any responsibility of any kind whatsoever by reason of the widening
of the travelway or any other improvements which may become necessary,
nor does it relieve it from any liability of any kind or nature whatsoever.
Compliance with this chapter shall not relieve the utility company
from the responsibility or obligation of removing, relocating or moving
any of its mains, pipes or property due to the opening, widening or
improving of streets or due to any other changes which may occur by
reason of which such moving, relocation or removing may be necessary.
