(a) General Requirements for Utilities and Underground Facilities.
(1) All public and common electric, cable, and telephone lines and other utilities shall be located underground in all residential, office, commercial, and industrial subdivisions and districts, and shall be placed in their own easement, shown on the final or record plat. These underground utility requirements shall also apply to any lines required to serve the new development that extends outside the boundary of the development. The conduits or cables shall be located within easements or public rights-of-way in separate trenches in a manner that will not conflict with other underground services.
(2) In industrial subdivisions where the electric power provider advises the Village that the power load requirements are sufficiently large as to make underground service impractical or unfeasible, electric, cable, and telephone lines may be installed overhead along rear lot lines with the approval of the Village Engineer. Should the Village Engineer approve an overhead distribution system, all connections to it shall be made underground. All facilities are to be constructed on one side of the road without overhead crossovers.
(3) Where cable, fiber optic, television, or similar services or conduit is or will be in operation, the applicant shall install cable or conduit for such service simultaneously with and in the same manner as electric and telephone cables are installed, both within the right-of-way and to individual building connections.
(4) All sewer and utility pipelines shall preferably be placed outside the limits of the pavement. All excavations for public utilities made under paved areas shall be properly backfilled with approved granular materials thoroughly compacted in place and subject to approval by the Village Engineer.
(5) All storm drainage grates shall be constructed to allow bicycles to pass over the grate safely and shall have the words "No Dumping, Drains to Stream" or similar cast into the grate.
(b) Sanitary Sewers. The following requirements shall govern sanitary sewer improvements:
(1) Where an adequate existing public wastewater treatment system is reasonably accessible, in the determination of the Village Engineer, public sanitary sewers shall be installed to adequately serve all lots, including lateral connections to the public system. Public sewer system extensions shall meet the requirements of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Village standards.
(2) Combinations of sanitary sewers and storm sewers shall be prohibited.
(3) Sanitary sewers shall be extended through all lots and rights-of-way within the approved plat.
(c) Water Supply.
(1) Wherever water can reasonably be provided from a public water main, water connections shall be made available for each lot within the Water Department furnishing the water supply.
(2) Water mains shall be extended through all lots and rights-of-way within the approved plat.
(3) A written agreement shall be made and entered into with the Water Department and the Village Service Department in question for the installation of such water mains, services, and fire plugs as deemed necessary or required in accordance with Village standards to properly serve the proposed allotment. The agreement shall state the work to be done, the portion to be financed by the developer, the charges to be made by the Water Department for its portion of the work, and, if refunds are to be made, the terms for reimbursing the developer for the portion of the work they financed.
(d) Storm Drainage. Grading shall be done, and drainage structures shall be installed to the extent and type as may be required by the Village Engineer and further regulated in Chapter 1359 of the Code of Ordinances.
(e) Electric, Telephone, Cable, and Fiber Optic.
(1) Electric service and telephone service shall be provided within each subdivision.
(2) Gas service and fiber optics shall be required where reasonably accessible.
(3) All electric, telephone, cable, fiber optic, and similar transmission lines shall be designed and installed in compliance with the applicable standards of these regulations and the authority having jurisdiction.
(4) Any aboveground required poles or lines should be placed at the rear of lots to the maximum extent feasible.
(Ord. 2879. Passed 10-23-23.)