[R.O. 2008 §15-176; Ord. No. 2066 §1, 7-10-2000]
A. 
Underground Lines Required — Cable Television And Telecommunications. All cable television and telecommunication lines of franchisees shall be installed underground. The City Council may approve above ground installation in whole or in part, only when a request is submitted by the franchisee with documentation supporting the physical impracticability of installing such lines underground.
Whenever a franchisee intends to place telecommunications or cable lines underground, the franchisee shall give reasonable written notice, not less than thirty (30) days, to all other telecommunication or cable franchisees in the City of the particular dates on which open trenching or boring will be available to those other franchisees for underground installation of their lines and give all such other franchisees reasonable opportunity to place their lines in such trenching or boring.
B. 
New Poles Prohibited — Cable Television And Telecommunications. Franchisees of cable television or telecommunication services are prohibited from erecting any new poles in the City of Creve Coeur for the purpose of supporting above ground cable or telecommunication lines. This provision shall apply to all current and future franchisees of cable television or telecommunications services.
C. 
Definition Of Franchisees. "Franchisees" shall mean all cable and telecommunications service providers granted a franchise under Article XII of the Creve Coeur City Charter.
[R.O. 2008 §15-177; Ord. No. 581 §§1 — 3, 10-11-1971]
A. 
From and after the effective date of this Section, October 11, 1971, all utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, telephone, telegraph, feeder lines, cable television lines and transmission lines, shall be installed underground, provided however, cable switching enclosures, pad-mounted transformers and pad-mounted service pedestals shall be permitted above ground.
B. 
All subdivisions platted hereafter shall have easements dedicated to utility companies adequate for the installation and maintenance of utility facilities underground as required by this Section, and the subdivider shall certify on any new subdivision plat that all utility companies having any lines within a proposed subdivision agree to underground installation and maintenance of said lines as required by this Section. No subdivision plat filed hereafter shall be approved unless it contains said easements and certification.
C. 
Any person, firm or corporation affected by the provisions of this Section may make application to the City Council for an exception or variance from the requirements of this Section setting forth the reasons why it requires an exception or variance to the Section. The City Council shall review such application and in those cases where the City Council concludes that it would be impractical, unduly expensive, impossible or otherwise not beneficial to the interest of the City or where it would be an undue hardship to require strict compliance with this Section, the City Council shall have the authority to grant an exception or variance to the requirements of this Section.
D. 
In order to provide incentives to bury existing overhead utility lines, as well as to bury any new lines that could otherwise lawfully be constructed above ground despite the policies and requirements of this Section, the gross receipts license tax under this Chapter 635 shall not apply to amounts paid on or after June 1, 2023, by a third party to a utility for such burial of transmission and distribution lines (but not service drop/lateral lines) within commercial zoning districts. A utility shall not include a surcharge related to such tax or otherwise include such an amount in the charges for burial. A certified copy of this ordinance/Code Section shall be accepted by a utility as proof of this tax exemption.
[Ord. No. 5839, 5-22-2023]
[R.O. 2008 §15-178; Ord. No. 2299 §6, 7-12-2004]
All persons mentioned in Sections 635.060 and 635.200, on the request of any person, shall remove or raise or lower their wires temporarily to permit the moving of houses or other bulky structures. The expense of such temporary removal, raising or lowering of wires shall be paid by the party or parties requesting such raising or lowering of wires and payment in advance may be required. Not less than forty-eight (48) hours' advance notice shall be given to arrange for such temporary wire changes.
[R.O. 2008 §15-179; Ord. No. 2299 §6, 7-12-2004]
The right is hereby granted to all persons mentioned in Sections 635.060 and 635.200 to trim trees, brush or hedges upon and overhanging the streets, alleys, sidewalks and public places of the City, so as to prevent such foliage from coming in contact with telephone wires and cables, all of such trimming to be done under the supervision and direction of the Governing Body of the City or of any City Official to whom such duties have been or may be delegated.