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Show HemsYOURCOPYOfMenewCVUNDERGROUNDPOWERORDWANCE Please glve suggestions or comments. (See article on Page 1.) TOWN OF CASTLE VALLEY ORDINANCE 92—1 Electric Utility Installation Requirements An Ordinance regulating the installation of electrical utility service within the boundaries of the TOWN OF CASTLE VALLEY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CASTLE VALLEY: 1.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1.1 PURPOSE: This ordinance is intended to protect and enhance both the property values and the quality of life of the residents of the Town of Castle Valley, by requiring that new electrical utility service be installed underground. The visual environment of the Town of Castle Valley is a major component of both the property values and the quality of life of the residents. All other utilities, except electrical, are presently installed underground, and do not detract from the visual environment. 1.2 SCOPE: This ordinance is intended to regulate any new installation of electrical utility service, including both primary distribution branches and residential connections to the primary system, within the geographical boundaries of the Town of Castle Valley. This ordinance is not intended to regulate existing installations, except at the end of the service lives of these installations. 2.0 ELECTRIC UTILITY INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 2.1 All new electrical service connections shall be installed underground except as noted in section 3.1 and 3.2. 2. 2 All new extensions, re—routings, additions to, or major replacement of the primary distribution grid shall also be installed underground, except as noted in section 3.3. 2. 3 No new electrical supply lines shall be strung across or in front of another property owner‘s lot, nor shall any new electric utility power poles be erected. 2.4 Electrical service installations shall be made as if the Town of Castle Valley were converting to an underground electrical utility system in the future. 2.5 Replacement of existing overhead power lines at the end of their service lives shall be performed as if these were new installations and shall be installed underground. 2.6 Extensions of or additions to the primary electrical supply system shall be installed within the easements of the Town roads. 3.0 EXCEPTIONS 3.1 Where existing overhead service already exists on, or within the property lines of a lot on which electrical service is requested, and where either of the following two conditions exist, electrical service may be installed overhead. a) The connection is to a temporary dwelling or structure which will not be the connection point when the permanent dwelling is constructed. b) The present underground installation would be incorrectly located if future underground primary service were to be installed in that portion of the Town of Castle Valley. 3.2 Above ground electrical service may be installed between buildings on a single lot, if such overhead installation does not require the erection of a new power pole. 3.3 Electrical service may be installed above ground in specific situations upon recommendation by the Planning Commission and approval by the Town Council in the following circumstances: a) Major technical problems make underground installation unsafe. b) Underground installation would jeapordize the reliability of the overall electrical system. |
