(A) No public utility, person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall erect, construct, operate, or maintain any high voltage electric transmission line having a capacity of 69KV or greater within the municipal limits of the town unless and except upon issuance of a permit as provided by division (B) below and further except upon public highway and street rights-of-way in such manner that does not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic or other existing uses of such rights-of-way.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 3)
(B) (1) No public utility, person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall erect, construct, operate, or maintain any high voltage electric transmission line having a capacity of 69KV or greater anywhere within the corporate limits of the town except upon public highway and street rights-of-way in such manner that does not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic or other existing uses of such rights-of-way, without first obtaining a permit therefor to be issued by a majority vote of the Trustees of the town at a regular meeting in accordance with this section. The fee for such permit shall be $500 per structure location. The form of permit and of the application therefor shall be established by the Town Clerk/Treasurer.
(2) In the event of a violation of any provision contained in this section, the permit issued pursuant to this division (B) may be revoked by a majority vote of the Board of Trustees. Such vote shall be taken at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees, but not until the person, firm, or entity holding the permit is given notice in writing at least 15 days prior to the date of the meeting at which such a vote shall be taken.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 4)
(C) In order to protect the public welfare of the citizens and residents of the town and to promote and protect the aesthetic interests and attractive character of the town, as well as to establish reasonable standards to maintain and encourage business activity and area development within the municipal limits of the town and protection of property values therein, the Board of Trustees, after inspection and evaluation of the proposed location of the high voltage electric transmission line for which a permit is requested, and upon finding the same to be detrimental to the interests and welfare as set forth above, may, in its discretion, refuse to issue the permit called for in division (B) above.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 5)
(D) In order to protect the public welfare of the citizens and residents of the town and to promote and protect the aesthetic interests and attractive character of the town, as well as to establish reasonable standards to maintain and encourage business activity and area development within the municipal limits of the town and protection of property values therein, it shall be unlawful for any public utility, person, firm, corporation, or other entity erect, construct, operate, or maintain any high voltage electric transmission line having a capacity of 69KV or greater anywhere within the corporate limits of the town except upon public highway and street rights-of-way in such manner that does not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic or other existing uses of such rights-of-way, without first obtaining a permit therefor to be issued by a majority vote of the Trustees of the town in accordance with this section.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, Art. 2, § 6)
(E) Any high voltage electric transmission line with a capacity of 69 KV or more situated and in place within the corporate limits of the town on the effective date of this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions hereof, provided, however, that any expansion of an existing high voltage electric transmission line with a capacity of 69 KV or more situated within the corporate limits of the town shall be required to comply with all of the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, Art. 3, § 7)
Penalty, see § 150.99