(a) General Requirements for Utilities and Underground Facilities.
(1) All public, common, or shared electric, cable, and telephone lines and other utilities shall be located underground in all residential, office, commercial and industrial subdivisions and districts, and shall be placed in their own easement, shown on the final or record plat. These underground utility requirements shall also apply to any lines required to serve the new development that extend outside the boundary of the development. The conduits or cables shall be located within easements or public rights-of-way in separate trenches, in a manner which will not conflict with other underground services.
(2) In industrial subdivisions where the electric power provider advises the Village that the power load requirements are sufficiently large as to make underground service impractical or unfeasible, electric, cable, and telephone lines may be installed overhead along rear lot lines with the approval by the Village Administrator. Should the Village Administrator approve an overhead distribution system, all connections to it shall be made underground. All facilities are to be constructed on one side of the road without overhead crossovers.
(3) Where cable, fiber optic, television, or similar services or conduit is or will be in operation, the applicant shall install cable or conduit for such service simultaneously with and in the same manner as electric and telephone cables are installed, both within the right-of-way and to individual building connections.
(4) All sewer and utility pipelines shall preferably be placed outside the limits of the pavement or other similar improvements. All excavations for public utilities made under improved roadway areas shall be properly backfilled with approved granular materials thoroughly compacted in place and repaved, resealed, or otherwise returned to the same improved condition, subject to approval by the Village Administrator.
(5) All storm drainage grates shall be constructed to allow bicycles to pass over the grate safely and shall have the words "No Dumping, Drains to Stream", or similar, cast into the grate.
(b) Sanitary Sewers. The following requirements shall govern sanitary sewer improvements:
(1) Where an adequate existing public wastewater treatment system is reasonably accessible, in the determination of the Village Administrator, public sanitary sewers shall be installed to adequately serve all lots, including lateral connections to the public system. Public sewer system extensions shall meet the requirements of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Village standards.
(2) Combinations of sanitary sewers and storm sewers shall be prohibited.
(3) Sanitary sewers shall be extended through all lots and rights-of-way within the approved plat.
(c) Public Water Supply. The following shall govern water supply improvements:
(1) The applicant shall construct a system of water mains and appurtenances and connect them with the public water supply and provide a connection for each lot.
(2) The design of the water supply shall comply with the design standards established by the Del-Co Water Company.
(3) The type, size, and location of water lines shall be approved by the Village Administrator.
(4) Water mains shall be extended through all lots and rights-of-way within the approved plat.
(5) Fire hydrants shall be provided at a ratio of one hydrant per 300 feet of lineal street frontage.
(d) Electric, Communication, Cable, and Fiber Optic.
(1) Electric service and communication service shall be provided within each subdivision.
(2) Gas service and fiber optics shall be required where reasonably accessible.
(3) All electric, telephone, cable, fiber optic, and similar transmission lines shall be designed and installed in compliance with the applicable standards of these regulations and the authority having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 2023-16. Passed 6-5-23.)