The provisions of this article shall govern installation, location and maintenance of facilities installed within public places by utility companies, as those terms are defined in Article
II of this chapter.
[Amended 10-15-1985 by Ord. No. 85-47]
A. All above-surface construction, except where otherwise designated
by the City Engineer, shall be located on the sidewalk side of the
curb within two feet of the face of the curb or, where no curb exists,
where designated by the City Engineer.
B. Any new installation or extension of existing utility facilities,
including electric, telephone and cable television, required in connection
with any new development or construction within the City of Englewood
shall be installed below the surface.
C. All subsurface construction shall be at such depth and of such design
as to prevent damage from surface loads, and all surface access points
shall be maintained at the grade of the surrounding right-of-way area.
Where any conflict arises between City sanitary or storm sewer
lines and the facilities of any utility company, or where any street
is vacated or relocated or any curb within such street is to be constructed
or relocated, a utility company shall, upon demand of the City Engineer,
relocate its facility so as to eliminate such conflict or conform
with such new construction or relocation, and such work shall be completed
within 30 days of receipt of such demand from the City Engineer.
At least once a year each utility company shall provide the
City Engineer with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of those
officers and employees who may be contacted by the City Engineer or
any other City official respecting facilities maintained by such company
or work performed or to be performed by such company, which information
shall include the names and telephone numbers of persons who may be
contacted at any time in the event of an emergency. Each utility company
shall maintain such information in a current status and immediately
advise the City Engineer of any change therein.
No utility company shall delay completion of any work by reason
of any application for or attempt to receive funds from the state
government or the federal government representing reimbursement or
partial reimbursement of the cost of relocating any facility; provided,
however, that the City Engineer shall cooperate with and, to the extent
reasonably possible, assist such utility company in applying for and
obtaining any such funds which it is eligible to receive.