Utility lines and facilities

A. Electrical service for all improved lots shall be required and shall be provided for, coincident with other required improvements; provided, however, that the director may waive this requirement for agricultural subdivisions where it can be shown that the specific intended use would not require such service. B. Utility lines, including but not limited to those required for electric, telephone, street lighting, cable television services and other related facilities, shall be installed underground in all subdivisions laid out within the industrial, business, hotel, apartment and duplex areas in accordance with the applicable standards and methods employed for such underground installation by the public utility companies involved; provided, however, where a subdivision consists of three lots or less, the subdivider may, upon approval of the director, arrange to have such utility lines and related facilities installed overhead in accordance with the standards and methods employed for such overhead installation by the public utility companies. The director may require the installation of underground utilities serving the subdivision in other urban areas in order to assure compatibility with neighboring developments. The subdivider shall be responsible for making the necessary arrangements with government agencies and the public utility companies concerned for the installation of such utility lines and related facilities in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following types of utility lines and related facilities: 1. Pedestals used exclusively for police and fire alarm boxes, traffic-control facilities, street lighting, or similar equipment belonging to or operated by either the state or the county; 2. Overhead lines attached to the exterior surface of a building by means of a bracket or other fixture and extending from one location of the building to another location on the same building or to an adjacent building without crossing any street or alley; 3. Electric distribution or transmission system in excess of fifteen kilovolts; 4. Electric distribution transformers and related switching and protective equipment mounted on pads; 5. Electric distribution circuits of the twelve kilovolt class supported by metal poles without crossarm; and 6. Communication distribution terminals and television cable apparatuses mounted on pads or aboveground pedestals. D. Whenever the strict application of the requirements of this section would be impractical because of the nature of the surface, subsurface, or topographical conditions of the property to be subdivided, the board of variances and appeals may approve such modification thereof as is reasonably necessary in the interest of the public and not contrary to the intent and purposes of this chapter. Before making any such modification, the board of variances and appeals shall refer the request for any such modification to the director for a recommendation. (Ord. No. 4053, § 46, 2013; Ord. 789 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 11-1.10(j))