(A) No future disruption. The construction and design of crossing facilities installed between the ditch lines or curb lines of city highways may require the incorporation of materials and protections (such as encasement or additional cover) to avoid settlement or future repairs to the roadbed resulting from the installation of such crossing facilities.
(B) Cattle passes, culverts or drainage facilities. Crossing facilities shall not be located in cattle passes, culverts or drainage facilities.
(C) Ninety-degree crossing required. Crossing facilities shall cross at or as near to a 90-degree angle to the centerline as practicable.
(D) Overhead power or communication facility. An overhead power or communication facility may cross a highway only if:
(1) It has a minimum vertical line clearance as required by ILCC’s rules entitled, “Construction of Electric Power and Communication Lines” (83 Ill. Adm. Code 305);
(2) Poles are located within one foot (0.3 m) of the right-of-way line of the highway and outside of the clear zone; and
(3) Overhead crossings at major intersections are avoided.
(E) Underground power or communication facility. An underground power or communication facility may cross a highway only if:
(1) The design materials and construction methods will provide maximum maintenance-free service life; and
(2) Capacity for the utility’s foreseeable future expansion needs is provided in the initial installation.
(F) Markers.
(1) The city may require the utility to provide a marker at each right-of-way line where an underground facility other than a power or communication facility crosses a highway.
(2) Each marker shall identify the type of facility, the utility and an emergency phone number.
(3) Markers may also be eliminated as provided in current federal regulations (49 C.F.R. § 192.707).
(Prior Code, § 33-10-15)