(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to regulate the placement, construction and appearance of above-ground utility structures in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, while not unreasonably interfering with the development of the competitive utility marketplace in the City.
(b) This Chapter shall apply to structures that house above-ground utility devices, including, but not limited to, electrical transformers, switch boxes, telephone pedestals, telephone boxes, cable television boxes and similar devices, excluding the following:
(1) Utility structures that are attached to and located within at least two (2) feet of the principal dwelling or structure that they serve;
(2) Utility structures that are traffic signal control boxes;
(3) Utility structures of which all dimensions (height, length and depth) are twenty-four (24) inches or less; and
(4) Utility structures that are pole-mounted and the box or stricter is at least fifteen (15) feet above grade, where each dimension of the structure is less than thirty-six (36) inches.
(Ord. 57-11. Passed 9-26-11.)