Ordinance 1119-85 - Laserfiche WebLink

• a. All subdivisions or short subdivisions shall have all necessary power lines, telephone wires, television cables, fire alarm systems and other communication wires, cables or lines placed in underground location either by direct burial or by means of conduit or ducts and with the exception of the City fire alarm system, providing service to each lot or potential building site in the plat. 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 subdivision and short subdivision shall be approved by the appropriate utility company before final acceptance of the plat and shall be shown in their exact location on the final drawing of said subdivision or short subdivision. 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 padmounted transformers, terminal pedestals or other electrical and communications devices above ground, as determined by the appropriate utility involved. D. Suitable Guarantee 1. Performance Guarantee Requirements for All Divisions or Redivisions of Land: a. In lieu of completing the required improvements in subdivisions or short subdivision, the applicant may request final approval of the subdivision or short subdivision, subject to the approval of a suitable guarantee. The guarantee must be in a form acceptable to the City and an amount commensurate with improvements to be completed. The amount of the guarantee is established at 100% of the cost of the City having to construct the improvements plus 20%. The guarantee amount will require yearly review by the City and the applicant will be required to revise the guarantee amount to reflect current inflation rate. Based on the revised amount, the applicant will resubmit a suitable guarantee to the City. Also, the guarantee will be restricted as far as the amount of permissible time in which the improvements must be completed. The guarantee must be acceptable to the City Attorney. • • -30-