Article 13.12 - Underground Installation of Wires and Facilities#

13.12.010 - Intent.#

It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide for the public necessity, health, safety or general welfare through the establishment of procedures for the underground installation of wires and facilities for the supply and distribution of electric, communication or similar or associated services.

(Ord. 394 § 1, 1976)

13.12.020 - Required when.#

A. Public or private utility, transmission or distribution lines, wires or cables, to be installed within and for the purpose of serving new subdivisions and all other undeveloped or redeveloped parcels of land shall be placed underground.§ There shall be no poles, overhead wires or associated overhead structures installed except poles without overhead wires used exclusively for street lighting, fire alarm boxes or other municipal equipment installed under supervision of and to the satisfaction of the director of public works. The subdivider and/or developer shall be held responsible to make the necessary arrangements with the utility companies.

B. This section does not apply to:

1. High-voltage transmission lines, transmitting electricity of fifty thousand volts or more;

2. Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and concealed ducts;

3. Wires attached to the exterior walls of a building for the purpose of interconnecting communication facilities within the building.

(Ord. 394 § 2, 1976)

13.12.030 - Special exceptions.#

The city council may grant special permission on such terms as it may deem appropriate for installation of the "streamlined" underground electrical distribution system, and in cases of emergency or extreme hardship without discrimination as to any person or utility company to erect, construct, install, maintain, use or operate poles or overhead wires and associated overhead structures notwithstanding any other provisions of this article. Application for such special permission shall be filed with the director of public works and shall be transmitted by the city manager to the city council, along with any recommendations which he may have concerning the granting or denial of such application.

(Ord. 394 § 3, 1976)

13.12.040 - Violation—Separate offenses.#

Each consecutive fifteen-day period in which the failure to comply with the provisions of this article shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 394 § 4, 1976)