(a) Electric service and telephone service shall be provided within each subdivision. Gas service may be required where reasonably accessible. In all cases, electric, telephone, street lighting wires, conduits and cables shall be installed underground. When a development is on an existing street with aboveground service lines, such utilities shall be underground from the street to the house.
(b) All utilities, including gas, electric, water, storm and sanitary sewers, telephone and cable T.V. that may be placed on any right-of-way and such shall be done before any curb and gutter paving is placed.
(c) All utilities shall be placed at the rear of all lots when possible.
(d) Utility Easements. Easements for the establishment of electric, gas, sewer, telephone, cable and water lines shall be provided in all subdivisions. When located outside the street right- of-way, easements shall have a width of ten (10) feet measured on each side of the lot line, or such additional widths as may be required for necessary access to the utility involved. Easements may be required on each side of an alley to accommodate pole lines as determined by the Planning Commission.
(e) Whenever a sanitary sewer line and electric and/or telephone line are each placed underground in the same utility easement, the sanitary sewer line shall be installed within five (5) feet of one side of the easement, and the electric and/or telephone lines shall be installed within three (3) feet of the opposite side of the easement.
(Ord. 62-2023. Passed 1-16-24.)