(a) All utilities within a Subdivision including gas pipes, telephone cables and electrical power and street lighting circuits, are required to be underground. When electrical power cables are installed underground in a subdivision, electrical street lighting cables may also be installed, whether for present or future use. Unused wires and cables shall be de-energized and protected against physical damage. All trench backfill in pavement areas shall be granular material compacted by vibratory or mechanical tamping in six (6) inch layers. All wiring and cables not contained within conduit and direct buried, shall have their locations marked with locating tape twelve (12) inches above such direct buried wiring or cable.
(b) All construction of utility pipe, conduit, cable, wires, vaults and pertinent equipment shall comply with the current regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and with the requirements of the utilities involved. All location and detail drawings of the utilities within the right-of-way prepared by the Developer and/or the utilities companies shall be submitted to the County Engineer for approval when available.
(Res. 2008-026. Adopted 3-17-08; Ord. 2015-561. Adopted 1-25-16.)