(a) Approval Required for Above Ground Facilities. Except for the replacement or location of Facilities on existing poles at a height of eight feet or above the surface of the right-of-way and where surplus space is available, no above ground facilities shall be located in the right-of-way without the express written permission of, and pursuant to a plan approved by, the Village Administrator, in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Above ground Facilities shall not be located where those Facilities would pose an unreasonable hazard to the public's use of the Right-of-Way. An unreasonable hazard shall include a visual or physical obstruction.
(2) The Village Administrator's approval for above ground Facilities may include appropriate landscaping, screening and/or other aesthetic requirements. The Village Administrator may also suggest an alternate location(s) for above ground facilities, the proposed location of which the Village Administrator's reasonable judgment, cause realistic health, safety or aesthetic concerns.
(b) Underground Facilities. Whenever existing electric, cable, telecommunications and other similar facilities are located underground in a right-of-way, a service provider must also locate its facilities underground. (Ord. 862. Passed 4-20-09.)