All facilities newly installed, constructed, or otherwise placed in the public right-of-way, or in other public property held in common for public use, must be located and maintained underground pursuant to the terms and conditions of this subchapter and in accordance with applicable construction standards, subject to the exceptions below. Above-ground installation, construction, modification, or replacement of existing meters, gauges, transformers, street lighting, pad mount switches, capacitor banks, re-closers, small wireless facilities and service connection pedestals shall be allowed, in addition to above-ground placement of new small wireless facilities in compliance with M.S. § 237.163 and properly permitted by the city. These requirements shall apply equally outside of the corporate limits of the city coincident with city jurisdiction of platting, subdivision regulation, or comprehensive planning as may now or in the future be allowed by law.
(Ord. 2019-295, passed 3-25-2019)