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A.
The developer or owner of a property shall be responsible for utility service connections, in cooperation with the utility company.
B.
In order to protect the public safety and improve the appearance and functioning of the community, all electrical distribution lines of sixteen kilovolts or less, telephone, cable television, and similar wires that provide customer services shall be installed underground, except for:
1.
Utility poles within six feet of the rear lot line used for terminating underground facilities.
2.
Temporary utilities while construction is ongoing.
3.
Risers and poles as provided by developer or owner.
4.
Meter boxes, terminal boxes, and similar equipment.
5.
Transformers, except that all transformers shall be located in vaults.
6.
Infill development in R-1 zones where existing overhead lines serve the area, subject to the approval of the director of community development.
(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).