a.
Generally.
All electric lateral and service lines throughout the interior
of residential subdivisions shall be placed underground and in dedicated
easements. This provision does not require the underground installation
of transmission lines or of feeder lines placed along the perimeter
of a subdivision.
b.
Appurtenances.
Wherever electric lateral and service lines are required to
be placed underground, lines carrying telephone service, data transmission,
cable television, and street lighting shall also be placed underground.
c.
Supporting
Structures.
All electrical, telephone, data transmission,
or cable television support equipment necessary for underground installation,
including transformers, amplifiers, switching devices, etc., shall
be pedestal- or pad-mounted, or shall be placed underground.
(Ordinance 490-15 adopted 2/19/15)
a.
Responsibility.
The developer shall arrange to reimburse the utility company
for the difference in cost between the installation of such service
and the installation of equivalent overhead service in accordance
with the provisions of the utility’s tariff, if any.
b.
Arrangement
for Payment.
No utility shall be required to begin construction
of underground facilities unless and until the owner has made arrangements
satisfactory to the utility company for the payment of the difference
between the cost of overhead facilities and underground facilities.
(Ordinance 490-15 adopted 2/19/15)
a.
Temporary
Service.
Temporary service during construction may be
provided by overhead utility lines and facilities prior to activation
of the underground service. Following activation of the underground
permanent service, the temporary overhead service shall be removed
within 45 days.
b.
Existing
Facilities.
Nothing in this article shall be construed
to require any existing overhead facilities to be placed underground
or to prohibit the upgrading, reconstruction or reconductoring of
any existing overhead facilities with overhead construction.
(Ordinance 490-15 adopted 2/19/15)
