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A. It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessor, or occupant of any premises within the City to accept service from any electric utility other than Utilities without the express, written consent of the Chief Executive Officer, unless the premises are being so served either on the effective date hereof or at the time of annexation by the City, or without the express provision thereof by an approved annexation agreement.
B. The owner or developer of the premises shall notify Utilities when the premises are ready for connection to the electric supply system of the City. No premises shall be supplied with permanent electricity from the electric supply system unless the same shall be designated by official street name and number and the official number shall be placed and maintained conspicuously thereon in accord with the addressing requirements of this Code, and in particular, Building Code provisions pertaining to enumeration. Connections of the premises shall only be performed upon approval by Utilities. Neither the City nor Utilities shall be subjected to any liability for any deficiency or defect which is not discovered by inspection nor shall the owner or developer of the premises be absolved from liability for the deficiency or defect and any resulting damage or from responsibility to correct the deficiency or defect. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, transmission and/or distribution lines shall be installed by means of overhead wires.
B. The Chief Executive Officer shall determine the location, direction, type and capacity of all transmission and/or distribution lines. Easements or rights-of-way may be required where deemed necessary by the Chief Executive Officer to ensure the safety or efficiency of the operation or maintenance of the transmission or distribution system. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
An underground distribution line shall be installed to a new area, addition, development or subdivision requiring underground utilities as designated by the City and/or the County Planning Commission or as required by this Code, or upon request of the owner or developer of the area, addition, development or subdivision. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42)
No electric distribution facilities shall be laid, placed or installed in any proposed addition or subdivision within the City for service thereto until the addition or subdivision is platted and approved in accord with chapter 7 of this Code; except the Chief Executive Officer may approve the installation of electric facilities after final approval of the final plat, but prior to the recording of the plat, upon the request of the owner subject to an agreement as prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
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| 1 | 1. Waiver of subdivision requirements may be granted by City Council under the provisions of chapter 7 of this Code. |
The owner or developer of a cogeneration project who wishes to connect to the electric system shall comply with the policies, rules, and regulations established by the Chief Executive Officer and the electric tariffs as adopted by City Council. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42)
Upon request of the owner of premises served by an overhead distribution line, an overhead service line may be converted to an underground service line. The conversion shall be effected by the owner in accord with relevant service standards and specifications. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42)
A. An overhead distribution line in a residential area may be converted to an underground distribution line upon request of all owners of property in the area connected to the existing overhead distribution line. Any conversion shall be in accord with the provisions of section 12.2.403 of this part.
B. Conversion of an overhead distribution line to an underground distribution line shall include conversion to or installation of underground service lines to all premises served by the electric supply system within the proposed conversion area. (Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42)
A. Prior to consideration of any request for conversion of overhead distribution lines to underground distribution lines as provided by section 12.2.402 of this part, all of the following conditions shall be met:
1. The proposed conversion area shall be deemed adequate in size by the Chief Executive Officer. An area less than one "Block", as the term is defined in Chapter 7 of this Code, shall not be considered for conversion.
2. Each owner of property within the proposed conversion area shall give written consent to the conversion prior to consideration of the area.
3. The cost of converting overhead distribution facilities to underground distribution facilities, including removal of the overhead facilities, shall be borne by the owner or developer of the premises or area so converting. Each owner of property within the proposed conversion area shall agree to pay a pro rata share of the cost of conversion, or the other amount as may be fixed by agreement among all the property owners. All the property owners must agree in writing to an arrangement for payment of the total conversion cost prior to consideration of the area. This section shall not be construed to prohibit payment by any person of conversion costs in an amount greater than the person's pro rata share of the costs, and any person may pay the total conversion costs.
B. Utilities shall prepare the necessary plans and easement requests for a proposed conversion, and it shall prepare a cost estimate for presentation to the property owners in the proposed conversion area. The owners shall either accept or reject conversion within ninety (90) days from the presentation; failure to respond shall be deemed rejection of the proposed conversion.
C. For any conversion provided by this section, Utilities shall install the underground distribution facilities, and Utilities shall remove the overhead distribution facilities except the facilities as may be necessary for other public services or utilities.
(Ord. 98-173; Ord. 01-42; Ord. 18-42; Ord. 23-17)
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