(A) All utility lines for telephone and electric service shall be placed in rear-line easements when carried on overhead poles.
(B) Gas, electric power, telephone and television service. All subdivisions shall be connected with the gas, electric power and telephone utilities supplying service to the city. In addition, the subdivisions may be connected with the local television service. In addition, after the effective date of this code, all unsubdivided lands within the city, whether developed by subdivision, record of survey, or parcels described by metes and bounds or otherwise, shall have the above referred to utilities and television service installed entirely underground. The following utility lines are excepted from this provision:
(1) Electric lines rated at 33,000 volts or more; and
(2) Electric lines designed or built to carry 2,000 kilovolt amperes or more.
(C) Where telephone, electric and gas service lines are placed underground throughout a subdivision area, conduits or cables shall be placed within easements or dedicated public ways in a manner which will not conflict with other underground services. Further all pad-mounted transformers shall be located so as not to be unsightly or hazardous to the public.
(1975 Code, § 34.19)