CHAPTER 54: ELECTRICITY
Section
   54.01   Removal of obstructions interfering with installation
   54.02   Village Electrician to maintain the electric system
   54.03   Underground distribution system
   54.04   Village may enter into special contractual agreements
   54.05   Interfering with any equipment prohibited; liability for damages
   54.06   By-pass device prohibited
   54.07   Electric and Fire Codes to be adhered to
   54.08   Maintenance of adequate service
§ 54.01 REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTIONS INTERFERING WITH INSTALLATION.
   The Village Electrician shall have the power to remove or cause to be removed any trees or branches on any street or alley in any way obstructing or interfering with the installation of any portion of the electric system of the village or its proper maintenance and operation.
(Prior Code, § 52.002) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
§ 54.02 VILLAGE ELECTRICIAN TO MAINTAIN THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
   Under the supervision and direction of the Village Board, the Village Electrician shall operate and maintain the electric system of the village, subject to all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the President and the Board of Trustees of the village.
(Prior Code, § 52.003) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
§ 54.03 UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
   The village will provide an underground distribution system in new subdivisions or in new developments of more than one residence at cost to the developer. The developer must provide all necessary easements and enter into an agreement with the village to pay for the cost of the underground distribution system. Such agreement may provide that the developer may receive credit for each new customer added to the village electric system as residences are completed and occupied in the amount of the quotient obtained by dividing the total cost of the underground distribution system by the number of dwellings contemplated to be built in the new subdivision or development.
(Prior Code, § 52.007) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
§ 54.04 VILLAGE MAY ENTER INTO SPECIAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS.
   From time to time, the village may enter into special contractual agreements where the nature of the electric service requires it to do so.
(Prior Code, § 52.009) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
§ 54.05 INTERFERING WITH ANY EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED; LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere in any manner or in any way deface, injure or destroy any wires, wiring, poles, transformers, meters, street lights or other property of the village electric system.
   (B)   Any person damaging any facilities of the village electric system as described in this chapter is liable to the village for all damages which the village may sustain. The measure of liability is the cost of repairing or replacing the facilities so damaged and includes material and labor.
(Prior Code, § 52.013) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
§ 54.06 BY-PASS DEVICE PROHIBITED.
   No person shall secure electric energy or current by the use of some device where such electric energy or current, or some part thereof, is not measured through a village meter. If the village discovers any such device, it shall immediately disconnect services. Reconnection of the premises served by the bypass meter shall be made only upon the customer making restitution for electricity illegally diverted and the payment of a $750 reconnection fee in addition to any tap fees required.
§ 54.07 ELECTRIC AND FIRE CODES TO BE ADHERED TO.
   The Electric and Fire Codes of the state shall be adhered to at all times. No connection shall be granted unless the provisions of these codes are observed. Extension of electric services from one established unit to another is hereby prohibited without approval of the Board of Trustees. All dwellings, trailers and mobile homes for which an electrical connection is desired must be serviced through a separate meter and charged for at the applicable rate stated in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 52.015) (Ord. 72-012, passed 12-5-1972)
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