Utilities include, but are not limited to, sewer, water, gas,
electric power, telephone, fiber optic, cable television, and other
telecommunication facilities.
A.
Connections required.
(1)
Provision shall be made for each lot and principal use in the Town
to be connected to utility services.
(2)
Applicants shall provide required utilities at their expense and
dedicate them to the Town, county, or other entity as applicable.
(3)
The applicant also shall install underground service connections
to the street property line of each platted lot at his/her expense.
B.
Location.
(1)
New. All new utility facilities shall be located underground.
(a)
All utilities shall be placed at a minimum depth of three feet
below the surface.
(b)
All utilities placed outside of a right-of-way shall be placed
on property lines unless otherwise approved by the Town.
(c)
Individual service lines shall remain inside of a right-of-way
until the point where the line will run the shortest possible distance
outside of a right-of-way to the point of entry into the structure.
(2)
Existing facilities. Existing utility facilities located aboveground
shall be removed and placed underground, except those located on public
roads and rights-of-way, unless otherwise approved by the Town.
C.
All utility facilities existing and proposed throughout the subdivision
or land proposed for development shall be shown on the preliminary
development plan.
E.
Coordination of utility installation. The applicant or developer
and the applicable utility companies shall coordinate the installation
of utility easements with those established on adjoining properties.
A.
Requirement.
(1)
Each lot and each principal use in the Town shall be connected to
a public water supply and distribution system provided by either the
Town or a provider to whom the Delaware Public Service Commission
has granted a certificate for public convenience and necessity (CPCN)
for the area to be served.
(2)
Every subdivision or land proposed for development shall be provided
with a water supply and distribution system that is connected to a
public water supply and distribution system.
B.
Design and construction standards.
(1)
Water facilities, including fire hydrants, shall be designed and
constructed in accordance with standards and specifications established
by the Town, the county, the Office of Drinking Water of the State
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, or the
State Fire Marshal as applicable.
(2)
Required water supply systems shall be constructed without cost to
the Town and shall become a part of the Town system upon satisfactory
completion of the work.
A.
Requirement.
B.
Design and construction standards.
(1)
Sanitary sewer facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with standards and specifications established by the Town, the county,
or the State Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control,
as applicable.
(2)
Required sewage facilities shall be constructed without cost to the
Town and shall become a part of the Town's or county's system upon
satisfactory completion of the work.
A.
General requirement. Provision shall be made for each lot and principal
use in the Town to be connected to available utility services.
B.
Electric and telecommunications.
(1)
Electrical, telephone, television, fiber optic, broadband, internet
wires and cables, both main and service lines, shall be placed underground
in accord with the rules and specifications of the Public Service
Commission laws on utility service in developments and any applicable
ordinances or other laws.
(2)
All main underground cables that are within the right-of-way of a
street shall be located as specified by the Town, county, or DelDOT.
Such underground lines may be located in front yards. Where alleys
are used, the utilities should, if possible, be located in the alleys.
C.
Gas or other underground utilities. Gas or other underground utilities
should be planned in coordination with other utilities and easements
for all utility locations.
