(A) Utility service connections. The developer or owner of a property shall be responsible for utility service connections, in cooperation with responsible utility companies.
(B) Underground utilities. To protect public safety and improve the appearance of the community, all new development shall be required to install all electrical distribution lines of 16 kilovolts or less, telephone, cable television and similar wires that provide customer services underground, except for the following:
(1) Utility poles within six feet of the rear lot line for terminating underground facilities;
(2) Temporary utilities while construction is ongoing;
(3) Risers and poles as provided by the developer or owner;
(4) Meter boxes, terminal boxes and similar equipment;
(5) Transformers, except that all transformers shall be located in underground vaults where possible; and
(6) Infill development in residential zones where existing overhead lines serve the area.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)