Chapter 15.430
UNDERGROUND UTILITY INSTALLATION

Sections:

15.430.010    Underground utility installation.

15.430.010 Underground utility installation.1

A. All new utility lines, including but not limited to electric, communication, natural gas, and cable television transmission lines, shall be placed underground. This does not include surface- mounted transformers, connections boxes, meter cabinets, service cabinets, temporary facilities during construction, new poles and other facilities required for maintenance under franchise utility agreements, and high-capacity electric lines operating at 50,000 volts or above.

B. Existing utility lines shall be placed underground when any of the following occur:

1. They are relocated, unless required as maintenance subject to a franchise utility agreement;

2. When an addition or remodel requiring a Type II or Type III approval is proposed;

3. When a developed area is annexed to the city.

C. The director may make exceptions to the requirement to underground utilities based on one or more of the following criteria:

1. The cost of undergrounding the utility is extraordinarily expensive.

2. There are physical factors that make undergrounding extraordinarily difficult.

3. Existing utility facilities in the area are primarily overhead and are unlikely to be changed. [Ord. 2940 § 1 (Exhs. A-1a, A-1b), 11-17-25; Ord. 2537, 11-6-00. Code 2001 § 151.589.]

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    City of Newberg follows all federal and state mandated ADA guidelines, see United States Access Board Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines below: https://www.access-board.gov/prowag/