Ordinance 2328-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

improvement of a City Park facilities in the vicinity will be of greater benefit to the residents of the project; or ii) The payment of the fee will provide a greater benefit to the residents of the project by providing needed capital improvements to an existing park or for the development of a new park in the existing neighborhood. d) The fee shall be based on the cost to design and install all recreation improvements to City Standards. Such cost shall be determined by the applicant's engineer, who must be a licensed engineer in the state of Washington. The cost estimate must be approved by the Director. e) The Director may establish a fee for the cost to design and install on-site recreation improvements per the City Standards, which the applicant can choose to pay in lieu of calculation of his own fee per Section 7.F.21(d). f) Fees collected per Section 7.F.21(d) and (e) shall be used by the City for installation of capital improvements to an existing or new park in the existing neighborhood. Such fees must be paid prior to final approval. 22. Underground Utilities: It is the intent of this provision to eliminate insofar as possible the installation of overhead wires and of wire carrying poles within all divisions of land. a) All divisions of land shall have all necessary power lines, telephone wires, television cables, fire alarm systems and other communication wires, cables or lines placed in an underground location either by direct burial or by means of conduit or ducts. b) All such underground installations or systems shall be approved by the appropriate utility company and shall adhere to all governing applicable regulations including, but not limited to, the City and State applicable regulations and specific requirements of the appropriate utility. c) If the appropriate utility company determines that an underground system as proposed above cannot reasonably be installed according to accepted engineering practices, this requirement may be waived upon receipt of a written notice from said utility to the City Engineer. d) All utility easements within a proposed project shall be approved by the appropriate utility company before final acceptance of the project and shall be shown in their exact location on the final drawing of said project. e) Nothing in this section or any other section of this title in relation to underground wiring shall apply to power lines carrying a voltage of 15 KV or more, nor shall it be construed to prohibit the placement of pad- mounted transformers, terminal pedestals or other electrical and communications devices above ground, as determined by the appropriate utility involved. 71