(A) The design and construction of water, wastewater, electric and gas utilities shall be in accordance with the APWA (American Public Works Association), except as hereinafter amended.
(B) The terms ELECTRIC and POWER shall be considered interchangeable for the purposes of this specification. The term COMMUNICATION applies to any utility that delivers telephone, audio, video, or data content or that provides for the transmission of the same.
(C) The applicant for utility service, or their contractor, shall coordinate their design and construction activities with all other third-party utility companies or public works agencies that own improvements within the limits of the town and shall be responsible for meeting all of their requirements, regulations and specifications.
(D) The applicant for utility service, or their contractor, shall be licensed to perform the utility installation in the State in which the installation is located.
(E) The applicant, or their contractor, shall provide to the town performance and payment bonds for the value of the proposed installation.
(F) The applicant, or their contractor, shall provide general liability and vehicle liability insurance in the amount of $1,500,000.00 for each occurrence and $3,000,000.00 yearly aggregate. The town shall be a named insured. Documents evidencing the above bonds and insurance shall be submitted to the town with the original application for utility service.
(G) All utilities, including proposed electric, telecommunications and/or cable television lines adjacent to or within new residential, commercial, or other development shall be installed underground within the public right-of-way or easement (See typical street cross-section, Figure 1 and Figure 2 above.) The developer shall be responsible for the all on-site costs and applicable off-site costs.
(H) When, as a result of development, it is necessary to relocate, renew or expand existing facilities within or adjacent to the platted or developed area, the developer shall make the necessary arrangements with the serving utility for these installations to be placed underground. Underground utilities shall be extended to the boundaries of the plat to provide service connections to abutting undeveloped land.
(I) All new underground primary and secondary power cable shall be encased in conduit. Also, all new underground fiber communication cable (both trunk and service lines) shall be encased in conduit.
(J) Sheep’s foot type compaction wheels shall be allowed in conjunction with hydraulically operated excavation equipment in trenches, when approved by the town. When using this compaction technique, thickness of compacted lifts shall be as approved by the town.
(K) All underground plastic pipe or direct burial cable shall be surrounded with a minimum of six inches of sandy type soil, which shall be free of any rocks or debris.
(L) Prior to performing work in a highway or street, an encroachment/digging permits shall be required from the local or state jurisdiction over the highway or street. All rules and regulations of said jurisdiction shall be abided by.
(Ord. 2017-02, passed 11-13-2017; Am. Ord. 2021-22, passed 12-13-2021)