CHAPTER 5
UTILITY AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE LINES
 
9-5-1 Underground Utility Lines Required
9-5-2 Fiber Optic Cable Lines
 
9-5-1 UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES REQUIRED.
   All utility lines, except electric lines of nominal voltage in excess of 15,000 volts, shall be installed underground unless such lines can be installed and service be provided using only existing utility poles. Such utility lines required to be installed underground shall be installed in such a manner so as not to interfere with other underground utilities. Incidental appurtenances to such underground utility lines, such as pad mounted electrical equipment and its enclosures, pedestal mounted terminal boxes, meters, and meter cabinets may be placed aboveground, but shall be located so as not to be unsightly or hazardous to the public.
9-5-2 FIBER OPTIC CABLE LINES.
   1.   Application for License. An applicant must submit an application for a license to install or repair fiber optic cable in, over or upon the City right-of-way. Upon issuance of a license by the City, the applicant agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of a license agreement to be approved by the Council.
   2.   License Fee. Before any fiber optic cable license is issued, the applicant may be required to pay a license fee in accordance with a fee schedule established from time to time and approved by the Council.