The following aboveground utility facilities are permitted:
(A) Poles used exclusively for police and fire alarm boxes, traffic-control facilities or any similar municipal equipment installed under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service and/or Director of Safety;
(B) Street lighting systems and lighting units comprised of poles, standards, luminaries, conductors and appurtenant equipment for street lighting systems and for area lighting;
(C) Radio antennas and associated equipment, including supporting structures. This exception does not include facilities extending to and from such equipment;
(D) Temporary utility facilities used for supplying services to new construction or for maintaining services during periods of restoration or replacement. The time limit for the temporary utility facilities shall be as determined by the City Engineer;
(E) Electric and telephone service terminals and splices in pedestals; enclosed pad-mounted distribution transformers; pad-mounted distribution equipment; and riser facilities for connecting approved distribution lines to existing distribution lines;
(F) Service equipment and connections mounted against walls of buildings served, including gas and electric risers, and meters and communication or television risers and terminals; and
(G) Those utility facilities that require connection with existing aboveground utility facilities that are located adjacent to the city’s municipal boundaries, and due to such required connection, cannot be structurally placed underground.
(Prior Code, § 1050.02) (Ord. 2017-12, passed 6-27-2017)