Service connection for new construction or new service connection to meet the increased requirements of an existing consumer shall, in addition to the required deposit, be subject to the payment of service connection fees, as provided for in section 9-1-9 of this chapter, and to the following:
A. Overhead Service: For overhead service connection, the owner shall provide suitable support for the attachment of conductors and shall provide the installation of the meter loop and attachment devices as furnished by the town. The support and meter loop shall be located as specified by the town supervisor to provide for the installation of unobstructed service conductors with adequate clearances. Such support shall be the first support on the consumer's property and shall be within two hundred feet (200') of the town's distribution line. The town shall provide, install, and maintain the overhead service conductors to such support and the meter.
B. Underground Services: For underground service connection, the town will provide and install the service equipment and meter at the nearest accessible point of its distribution line as determined by the town supervisor. The owner shall provide the materials and installation from the bottom of the meter to the service entrance, and shall own and be responsible for the maintenance of all such wiring. All underground services installed by the consumer within streets, alleys and utility easements shall be in conduit, and the installation and maintenance of such services shall be accomplished under the supervision of the town supervisor.
C. Services To Multi-Occupancies: For underground service connections to multi-occupancy buildings or in high density single-dwelling areas under single management, the town may extend the point of service to suitable locations on the owner's property, as determined by the town supervisor, to provide accessible group metering for individual occupancies. In such cases, the owner shall provide and install conduit for the service conductors as specified by the town supervisor. These service connections may be subject to an increase in service connection fees to recover the town's increased costs. The town supervisor shall determine the increase based on the town's estimated costs, and the owner shall agree to and pay for the increased service connection fees prior to service connection.
D. Extension Of Primary System Onto Private Property: For service connection requiring the extension of the town's primary system onto private property, the owner shall grant to the town a utility easement of not less than fifteen feet (15') in width along the line path providing for continuous right of way. Such service connection shall be subject to an increase in service connection fees to recover the town's increased costs. The town supervisor shall determine the increase based on the town's estimated costs and the owner shall agree to and pay for the increased service connection fees prior to service connection.
E. Extension Of Primary System On Public Right Of Way: For service connection requiring the extension of the town's distribution system along streets, alleys, roads and other public accesses more than five hundred feet (500'), the owner shall agree to pay, by separate contract, the service extension charge as provided for in section 9-1-9 of this chapter for each one hundred feet (100') of extension in excess of five hundred feet (500'). This charge shall be paid each month for sixty (60) consecutive months and shall be in addition to all other applicable service connection fees and monthly service charges. In the event that additional consumers are connected for service from the extension, the service extension charges for five hundred feet (500') of extension per consumer shall be waived each month for as long as such additional consumers remain connected, and such additional consumers shall agree to pay, by separate contract, their share of any remaining service extension charges, prorated per consumer based on the length of extension to their service connection.
F. Underground Primary Extensions: Primary extensions required for new service connections may be installed underground at the request of the consumer and upon payment of the underground primary line fee as provided for in section 9-1-9 of this chapter in addition to the charges and fees required in subsections D and E of this section, and any other applicable fees and charges. Where the extension is onto private property, the owner shall provide and install concrete pads for the transformers and conduits as required for the primary conductor, in accordance with the specifications of the town supervisor.
G. Nonstandard Service Connections: For service connections requiring capacity in excess of 100 amps for residential and 300 amps for commercial, or requiring connection at voltages other than the town's standard utilization voltage of 120/240 single-phase or 240 three-phase volts, the service connection fee shall be determined by the town supervisor based on the town's estimated total cost and the consumer shall agree to and pay such fee prior to service connection. (Ord. 211, 1-20-1988)