(A) Location. All new utility facilities, including but not limited to gas, telephone, cable television and electric power, except electrical lines exceeding 13 kV capacity, shall be located underground throughout the subdivision or proposed development or redevelopment project. All existing overhead utility facilities shall be placed underground per § 152.030. All utility facilities shall be located in either the street right-of-way and its adjacent easement or in a dedicated alley except, where easements between alleys and street rights-of-way are necessary to connect the utilities, as approved by the city. Underground service connections to the street property line of each platted lot shall be installed at the owner’s or developer’s expense.
(B) Easements.
(1) Proper coordination shall be established between the subdivider and the applicable utility companies for the continuation of utility easements established in adjoining properties, when rights-of-way or dedicated alleys are not appropriate.
(2) Where topographical, locational, or other conditions are such as to make impractical the inclusion of utilities within rights-of-way or dedicated alleys, perpetual unobstructed easements of at least ten feet in width shall be provided. Easements shall be indicated on the plat.
(Prior Code, § 15-4-8) (Ord. O88-06-007, passed 10-13-1988; Res. R22-09-20, passed 9-8-2022; Ord. O22-09-05, passed 9-8-2022)
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