A. Utilities to be Underground: All electrical, communications, television service cables, and similar distribution service wires and/or cables to serve properties in connection with new subdivision developments shall be placed underground at the expense of the developer, builder or property owner, regardless of whether the utilities are initially installed with the development or are in place prior to development. The developer, builder or property owner shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this section, and shall make necessary arrangements with each of the servicing utilities for installation of such facilities. Efforts will be made by responsible persons to encourage and accommodate collocation within underground utility conduits.
B. Aboveground Components: Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts, and other facilities necessarily appurtenant to such underground facilities may be placed aboveground.
C. Water and Sewer: Water and sewer distribution facilities shall be installed in conformance with the city public improvement standards, specifications and plans manual.
D. Site Plan Applications not Involving a Subdivision Application: Land use applications not involving a subdivision creation or amendment in connection with property having a frontage of four hundred feet (400') or more shall be governed by the requirements of subsection A of this section.
E. Nonapplicability to Certain Utility Lines: The provisions of this section shall not apply to low power radio service antennas, transmission lines with a capacity of sixty nine (69) kV or greater, and overhead communication long distance trunk and feeder lines.
F. Easements: Unless waived for good and sufficient cause by the planning commission, after receiving a recommendation from the city engineer, the developer shall provide easements for all public utilities (electrical power, natural gas, telephone, cable television, culinary water, irrigation water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer) which are not located within a public right-of-way. The developer, builder or property owner shall obtain from the telephone, natural gas, cable television and electrical power companies the required location for easements to serve those utilities.
G. Variance: The requirements of this section applied to any particular development application may be the subject of a preapplication variance appeal to the board of adjustment, which variance appeal must address and provide substantial evidence of compliance with the existing variance criteria provided in this code. (2001 Code § 89-6-405; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 12-30, 12-12-2012; Ord. 19-48, 12-11-2019, Effective at 12 noon on January 6, 2020)