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Salt Lake City, UT Code of Ordinances
CITY CODE of SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
TITLE 4 RESERVED
TITLE 5 BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
TITLE 6 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
TITLE 7 RESERVED
TITLE 8 ANIMALS
TITLE 9 HEALTH AND SAFETY
TITLE 10 HUMAN RIGHTS
TITLE 11 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
TITLE 12 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 13 RESERVED
TITLE 14 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
TITLE 15 PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16 AIRPORTS
TITLE 17 PUBLIC SERVICES
TITLE 18 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
TITLE 19 GENERAL PLANS
TITLE 20 SUBDIVISIONS
TITLE 21A ZONING
TITLE 22 LOCAL EMERGENCIES
APPENDICES SPECIAL ORDINANCES
Salt Lake City, UT Policies and Procedures Manual
CHAPTER 14.40
UTILITY POLES AND WIRES
SECTION:
14.40.010: Permit; Required When; Removal Of Poles
14.40.020: Permit; Issuance Only To Franchise Holder
14.40.030: Permit; Application And Fee
14.40.040: Bond Requirements
14.40.050: Poles At Intersections
14.40.060: Center Of Street Poles
14.40.070: Pole Appearance And Designation
14.40.080: Wires; Height And Distance Specifications
14.40.090: Use For Fire Alarm Or Telegraph Purposes
14.40.100: Poles Not To Interfere With Other Utilities
14.40.110: Pulling Down Or Defacing Poles Prohibited
14.40.010: PERMIT; REQUIRED WHEN; REMOVAL OF POLES:
   A.   It is unlawful for any person to set or erect in or on any public street, alley or way of the city, or in or on any public ground within the city or of the city, any pole or poles for any purpose, without first having procured from the city engineer a permit therefor.
   B.   The city engineer may issue a permit for the location of poles referred to in this chapter, which permit shall be issued if the poles and structures contemplated are in conformity in type, size and condition with other poles and structures in the general area.
   C.   The city engineer may, at any time any street, alley or way is about to be paved or otherwise improved, require all persons maintaining poles in the center of or adjacent to such street, alley or way to remove or relocate the same to conform such poles to plans for improvement of the area. (Prior code § 41-8-2)
14.40.020: PERMIT; ISSUANCE ONLY TO FRANCHISE HOLDER:
No permit for the erection or maintenance of any telegraph, telephone, electric light, street railroad, electric railroad or other poles in any of the streets of the city shall be issued to any person, unless such person is a holder of a franchise from the city, granting certain specified and privileged uses of such streets; provided, that a copy of such franchise shall be placed on file with the director of public services for his/her guidance, and provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the erection of any pole without a permit from the director of public services. (Ord. 6-01 § 5, 2001: Ord. 77-97 § 9, 1997: prior code § 41-8-3)
14.40.030: PERMIT; APPLICATION AND FEE:
All applications for permits to erect poles must be in writing addressed to the director of public services, must be signed by the person desiring to erect the poles therein specified, must state the place or places where it is desired to erect poles, and must be accompanied by the fee shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule for each pole, permission to erect which is applied for. Such application must be left with the director of public services and be filed in his/her office. (Ord. 24-11, 2011)
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