The city council hereby finds and determines that the public interest requires, except as otherwise provided in this article, that all facilities for the supply and distribution of electric energy and service, television cable service, and telephone and telegraph service for all construction and land development and adjacent to all construction and land development shall be placed underground in order to promote and preserve the health, safety and general welfare of the public and to assure the orderly development of the city. In particular, the city council finds that the undergrounding of such facilities will promote and contribute to the safety of the public and persons frequenting the new construction and land development, and the appearance of the new construction and land development and the city.
(`64 Code, Sec. 32.5-30) (Ord. No. 1733, 2113, 2207)