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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)
It is unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any telegraph, telephone, street railroad, electric light or electric railroad poles within the corporate limits of the city without having first executed and delivered to the city a bond in the sum of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), to be approved by the mayor, conditioned that such person will indemnify and save the city harmless from any and all damages that may be caused by reason of the erection, maintenance, operation, management or use of such telegraph, telephone, street railroad, electric light or electric railroad poles or the wire thereon within the city. (Prior code § 41-8-1)
It is unlawful for any person to erect poles of any character for any purpose in the center of any street in the city, except upon plans and specifications submitted to and approved by the director of public services. (Ord. 6-01 § 7, 2001: Ord. 77-97 § 11, 1997: prior code § 41-8-7)
It is unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any pole or poles in any street of the city, unless such pole, if wooden, is peeled and neatly trimmed of knots, presenting a smooth appearance, and, whether wooden or steel, painted with a color approved by the director of public services. The name of the corporation erecting or maintaining such pole or poles shall also be designated on the pole or poles in a manner approved by the director of public services. (Ord. 6-01 § 8, 2001: Ord. 77-97 § 12, 1997: prior code § 41-8-8)
A. It is unlawful for any person to attach any telegraph, telephone or electric light, electric or power wire to any pole in the streets of the city at a distance of less than eighteen feet (18') from the grade of the street at the base of the pole.
B. It is likewise unlawful for any person to attach wires thereon used for a different purpose at a distance of less than three feet (3') from wires previously attached; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prevent any person already having wires attached to a pole from attaching additional wires at a distance of less than three feet (3'), nor from preventing any person, when authorized or directed by the director of public services, from attaching wires to poles at a distance of less than three feet (3') from existing wires when the new wires and the existing wires are used for similar currents; provided, further, that when directed by the director of public services, for the purpose of crossing other wires or other obstructions, the heights and distance of wires may be varied. (Ord. 6-01 § 9, 2001: Ord. 77-97 § 13, 1997: prior code § 41-8-9)
In case the corporation of the city desires at any time to put in operation any fire alarm or police telegraph system, it reserves to itself the right to use the top of, or a space near the top of, any and all telegraph and telephone poles, free of expense, for the purpose of attaching wires thereto for use in such fire alarm or police telegraph, and the granting of any franchise to any person to erect poles for any of the purposes indicated in this chapter shall be with the above reservation of privilege and right. (Prior code § 41-8-11)
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