(a) Electric Utilities.
(1) All electric construction shall conform to the Construction Regulations and the National Electrical Code.
(2) Electric service and telephone service shall be provided within each subdivision. Whenever such facilities are reasonably accessible and available, they may be required to be installed within the area prior to the approval of the final plat. Telephone, electric and street lighting and all other utility wire, conduits and cable shall be constructed underground except in cases where the Director of Public Service determines that topographic bedrock or underground water conditions would result in excessive costs to the subdivider.
(3) Overhead utility lines, where permitted, shall be located at the rear of all lots.
(b) Easements. Easements at least fifteen feet in width centered along rear or side lot lines shall be provided where necessary for either sanitary sewers, water lines or electric lines. Easements shall also be provided along every watercourse, storm sewer, drainage channel or stream. Storm sewer easement widths are dependent upon line size. A common easement may dictate greater necessary width.
(c) Temporary Electrical Service. Temporary electrical service shall be constructed by the City to the development at no cost to the developer, unless the character of the temporary service construction is so significant that Council deems it inappropriate to provide such service, or to pay the cost of providing such service.
(d) Permanent Electrical Service. Generally, the City shall supply the wire, and the developer shall supply the ditching, conduit, transformers and pads, labor and equipment, meter base and miscellaneous items necessary to enable permanent electrical service.
(e) Tap-in Fee. A tap-in fee will be charged to the developer if the City physically makes connections of the developer's utility system to the City's utility system. This fee will be as listed with the utility office as the prevailing fee at the time of the connection. If the developer makes the tap himself under City supervision, this fee may be waived or amended. (Ord. 85-11. Passed 4-1-85.)