Chapter 15.70
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE
Sections:
15.70.020 Service and service conditions.
15.70.030 Type of services and voltages available.
15.70.040 Use of service by customer and limitations.
15.70.050 Utilities installation.
15.70.060 Customer’s installation and equipment.
15.70.070 Temporary and seasonal service.
15.70.090 Underground distribution for new subdivisions.
15.70.010 General.
A. This chapter defines general requirements for facilities to be constructed and installed by developers, subdividers, owners, or contractors to provide electric service to standard types of occupancies and developments, including residential, commercial, industrial, and professional offices.
B. In general, all electrical facilities must comply with the National Electrical Code (NEC).
C. Contractors proposing to construct electric infrastructure for Eagle Mountain City shall possess a current and valid E100 contractor’s license issued by the state of Utah, and have at least five years of verifiable experience constructing the same or similar electric infrastructure used in the city. Electric infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Primary (voltage rating of two kV or higher) and secondary (voltage ratings of 600 volts or less) cables.
2. Conduits for primary and secondary cables.
3. Primary cable accessories (15 kV load break elbows, 15 kV dead break elbows, 15 kV cable terminators, 15 kV cable splices, etc.).
4. Secondary cable connections, including submersible and other types of buses.
5. Generators.
6. High voltage (two kV and higher) electrical equipment such as transformers, 200-ampere and 600-ampere sectionalizing enclosures, circuit breakers, circuit switchers, reclosers, disconnect switches, pad-mounted and other types of switchgear, substation and other bus work, and substation and other types of grounding systems.
7. Street lights.
D. Equipment Requirements.
1. Secondary junction boxes above ground No. AG20HDXCLNL Pencell or equivalent (including submersible buses). Before opening any live equipment, an authorized agent of the city power utility must be present.
2. All transformers, switchgears, and sectionalizer enclosures must have approved stickers on the inside and out. Electromark stickers: inside stickers No. EMN001-W-RE-L112; transformer outside sticker No. EMN002-W-A2-X83; switchgear outside sticker No. EMN003-W-A2-X83.
3. All primary and secondary cables shall be tagged with a permanent plastic tag such as Allflex GXF-Year tags or equivalent. See EMMC 15.70.090 for tagging requirements.
4. All switchgear ground sleeves are to be fibercrete.
5. All transformers and sectionalizer cabinets are to be stainless steel.
E. Safety Requirements.
1. Contractors and their employees shall meet or exceed the safety requirements of the most recent editions of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), the American Public Power Association (APPA) safety manual, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
2. Contractors shall provide to the city a copy of the contractor’s proposed safety plan and documentation showing evidence of compliance with required safety standards during preconstruction meetings and any other time requested by the city.
3. Failure to comply with city safety standards will disqualify contractor from installing or constructing electrical infrastructure within Eagle Mountain City.
F. Training and Experience Requirements.
1. Journeyman Requirements. All journeyman linemen working on or around city infrastructure shall meet the following requirements:
a. A journeyman lineman shall have satisfactorily completed a journeyman lineman certification program approved by the city.
b. Have a minimum of five years of documented experience working on the same type of infrastructure used in the city.
c. Provide one of the following:
i. Documentation showing a minimum of five years’ experience as a lineman with another utility or union contractor.
ii. Pass a test administered by the city or their designee. The test shall include both written and practical sections designed to show competence in all aspects of underground line work. Failure to pass the test will result in the applicant being required to repeat their last year of coursework. Applicants failing the test shall not be eligible to retake the test for one year from the date the failed test was given.
2. Apprentice Requirements.
a. An apprentice lineman shall be enrolled in an approved journeyman lineman certification program.
b. Apprentices shall work under the immediate supervision of a licensed journeyman lineman at all times.
3. Training programs that are recognized by the city include the following:
a. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
b. Intermountain Power Superintendents Association (IPSA).
c. Northwest Lineman Training College.
d. Rocky Mountain Power (Pacificorp).
e. Other large utilities training programs approved by the city.
f. Other programs that are, in the opinion of the city, deemed to be equivalent. The city may elect to place special restrictions and limitations on the type and scope of work that can be done under a training program approved under this subsection.
A typical construction crew should include a foreman, one or more linemen, not more than two apprentice linemen per journeyman and a qualified equipment operator.
Individuals such as equipment operators, ground men, skilled helpers, mechanics, carpenters, cement finishers, general laborers, etc., who will not be directly involved in the installation of electric infrastructure need not meet the previously defined qualification requirements. [Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.010); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.010)].
15.70.020 Service and service conditions.
A. Utility to Approve the Location. Utility shall approve the location of customer’s service entrance and utility’s meter, which shall be installed in accordance with this title.
Meters for single-family residences shall be located within 10 feet of the front corner of the house on the side elevation and shall be in front of any fences or obstructions.
Each residential unit in an apartment house or building designed for two or more dwelling units shall be provided with an independently metered electric service. The electric meter shall be installed on the outside of a readily accessible building in the location approved by the utility.
The utility will not be responsible for repair of any faulty wires, fixtures, devices, boxes, breakers, meter sockets or cabinets, etc. (wiring) beyond the point of delivery (connection) for the original installation.
B. Permits Required. Service will not be established until all necessary permits have been obtained and the customer’s wiring has been inspected and approved by the city. The entire wiring installation shall be installed in accordance with the latest edition of the NEC and NESC and the specifications and regulations of utility.
However, utility reserves the right to inspect the wiring and to refuse service to any installation that is, in the opinion of utility, unsafe or whose operation may adversely affect electric service furnished other electric customers.
A fee may be levied by the utility to cover the costs incurred to extend its primary and/or secondary distribution system to provide electric service to a particular building, residence, or subdivision/development. This fee is levied to cover initial expenditures required to supply energy requirements of annexations and building sites not previously served. A fee may also be levied by the utility when its existing primary and/or secondary distribution system is upgraded to adequately supply requirements of new construction or development. It will be the developer’s responsibility to pay all costs incurred for these.
The following specification standards and guidelines shall be applicable to the underground electrical systems of all subdivisions at Eagle Mountain, Utah:
1. High voltage electrical distribution systems in subdivisions shall be loop fed and be connected in a balanced three-phase network where practical, as determined by the utility.
2. All high voltage distribution systems in subdivisions shall be installed in accordance with the design and layout prepared by the developer and approved by the utility. An as-built map of the electrical distribution system shall be submitted to the utility after installation.
3. All electric distribution, primary and secondary systems are to be installed in polyethylene or PVC (schedule 40) conduit as shown on the design and layout. The developer shall provide all required trenching, backfilling and conduit. All facilities must be inspected before backfilling.
4. The subdivider/developer shall energize all primary and secondary electrical distribution systems after final inspection and approved by the utility. All installations must be inspected and approved prior to backfilling of underground systems. All materials must meet or exceed the requirements of the Electrical Construction Standards as established by the utility.
5. Final grade shall be established for the placement of transformers, secondary splice boxes, and other necessary equipment. Costs incurred as a result of grade changes, such as resetting of transformers, shall be borne by the subdivider/developer.
6. Damaged equipment and material resulting from carelessness by equipment operators or a dig-in to electrical cable/conduit will be repaired at the expense of the responsible party.
7. All temporary power connections that are located on the housing foundations and that will be used to provide permanent power upon final completion and inspection of residence shall be anchored to the concrete foundation. Meter bases must also be supported.
8. When a customer requests service for a garage, shop, or any other building located on property currently receiving service from the utility, the customer will be required to pay applicable fees as established by the utility.
C. Normal Service. Service shall normally be single-phase, 120/240 volts, three wires. Contact the utility to determine the availability of other voltages and three-phase service.
All new single-phase electric services (200 amps or less) shall have an electrical service main disconnecting means on the outside of each premises.
D. Utility and Customer’s Maintenance Responsibilities. The utility shall own, operate and maintain its service or service wires and conduit that has been installed by the utility, sometimes referred to as the “service drop,” to the point of connection to service entrance conductors at customer’s building. The customer’s responsibility is the service riser and meter base. The customer is responsible for all costs which may accrue from improper installation or failure to the meter base or service riser.
E. Meter Socket. A meter socket shall be furnished by the contractor at contractor’s expense in the manner specified by utility. The meter socket or cabinet (if used) location shall be approved by utility and, at all times, shall be kept sealed, and under the exclusive control of, and be maintained by, utility.
F. Service Drop Installations. The delivery point for residential, nonresidential, single-phase or three-phase customers shall be where utility’s service conductors connect to customer’s service at the entrance termination structure. Utility’s responsibility and liability shall not extend beyond said connection (delivery) point. [Ord. O-25-2016 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.020); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.020)].
15.70.030 Type of services and voltages available.
A. Voltage Options. The utility’s standard service voltage, available to all customers, is single-phase, 120/240 volts, three-wire, and 60 hertz. A list of all nominal voltage levels both single-phase and three-phase that the utility may choose to offer and/or require follows:
1. 120 volts, two-wire, single-phase service (available only at utility’s option).
2. 120/240 volts, three-wire, single-phase service.
3. 120/208 volts, four-wire, wye, three-phase service.
4. 277/480 volts, four-wire, wye, three-phase service.
5. At utility’s available primary voltage.
6. At utility’s available transmission voltage.
B. Other Voltages. Where customer desires service at voltages or phases other than those utility elects to furnish, any additional transformers, conversion or accessory equipment required shall be supplied and installed by the customer at customer’s expense, including backup facilities.
Utility reserves the right to meter service at either primary or secondary voltage. Billings shall be determined in accordance with the applicable rate schedule.
C. Three-Phase Service. Normally only single-phase service is available. However, three-phase service may, at utility’s option, be furnished where three-phase facilities of adequate capacity are already installed immediately adjacent to the point where three-phase service is to be delivered to customer, or where, as determined by utility, it is economically feasible to extend such three-phase facilities to the customer’s delivery point.
Utility reserves the right to refuse to extend or install three-phase facilities to serve motors individually rated at 20 horsepower or less and to furnish only single-phase service for such motors. In such event, customer may elect to install single-phase to three-phase conversion equipment, approved by the utility, to operate three-phase motors. All three-phase transformers shall have a minimum of two-inch to four-inch conduits from power source.
D. Transformation Equipment. For large or unusual loads, utility reserves the right to require customer to accept service at distribution primary voltage and to furnish the required transformation equipment.
E. Unusual Extensions. Where an unusual extension of primary or secondary or transformation facilities is required (such as for three-phase service), the furnishing of service will require a written agreement between customer and utility, in conformance with the provisions set forth in this section. [Ord. O-25-2016 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.030); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.030)].
15.70.040 Use of service by customer and limitations.
A. Interconnection of Buildings. Where a customer’s installation contains two or more buildings and such buildings are not separated by street, alley, railroad right-of-way, or other public thoroughfare and where there is no other intervening property occupied by others, the customer, at customer’s expense and responsibility, subject to the approval of utility, may interconnect such buildings so as to enable customer to receive all electric service through one service and meter location and to be so billed.
The utility shall not permit the use of electricity or natural gas from a single service for two or more buildings, unless the buildings are under a common ownership or leasehold. The buildings must be classed as one fire risk and operated as a single continuous property.
This privilege is not transferable and automatically terminates if and when the buildings cease to be under a common ownership or lease.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve or absolve the responsibility of any person owning, operating or installing any electrical wiring, appliances, apparatus or equipment for damages to anyone injured or damaged either in person or property by any defect therein, nor shall the utility or city or any agent thereof be held liable by reason of the inspection authorized herein or the issuance of the certificate of inspection by the city.
B. Power Factor Corrective Equipment and Voltage Control. Utility reserves the right to require the customer to install and maintain, at customer’s expense, such power factor corrective and/or load limiting equipment as is necessary to limit load and voltage fluctuations so that it is not necessary for utility to provide excess capacity and facilities.
All customer installations of neon, fluorescent or other types of gaseous tube lighting, including signs, shall be equipped with power factor correction equipment so that the power factor (of each unit or each group of units controlled through one switch) will not be less than 90 percent lagging. Similarly, all air conditioning equipment installed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be equipped so that, when in operation, the equipment’s power factor is not less than 90 percent lagging.
C. Power Factor Voltage Control. Where customer installs power factor corrective equipment, utility reserves the right to require customer to install such controls as are necessary, in utility’s opinion, to prevent voltage or other disturbances on utility’s system that are detrimental to the electric service furnished other customers. If, upon request of utility, such voltage control equipment is not installed by customer, the billing for service shall be based on nonoperation of all power factor corrective equipment and all electric service shall be subject to disconnection by the utility.
D. Fluctuating Load Limitations. Where large fluctuating single-phase loads (such as spot welders) are served, in order to limit voltage variations so variations will not be detrimental to service furnished to other customers, utility reserves the right to require such loads to be supplied by means of a three-phase to single-phase motor generator or other three-phase to single-phase conversion equipment. All such conversion equipment shall be installed, owned, operated and maintained by customer at customer’s expense.
E. Separate Transformers for Special Loads. In the event a separate service or transformer installation or additional transformer capacity is required to adequately serve fluctuating loads (X-ray equipment, welders, etc.), such service shall be metered and billed separately in conformance with the applicable rate schedule or schedule of special charges.
Customer’s wiring used to supply such fluctuating loads shall be installed in a continuous run of rigid conduit and cable approved by utility. [Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.040)].
15.70.050 Utilities installation.
A. Definitions. As used herein, “customer” or “property owner” shall be considered as one and the same.
B. Installation of Service Entrance Facilities. Service entrance facilities shall be maintained at customer expense. Such facilities, consisting of but not limited to cable or conduit and appurtenances, shall extend from the point of connection with utility’s service wires to the meter base. Entrance wiring shall not be concealed and shall always be in plain view for inspection by utility.
C. Furnishing of Meter and Meter Socket Base. Outdoor socket-mounted meters will be used by utility whenever practical. The socket-type meter base will be furnished, installed and maintained by customer at customer’s expense and at the location approved by utility. Utility will furnish, install, and maintain its meter.
The utility will connect its service drop conductors to customer’s service entrance wires that extend down to the customer’s meter base.
D. Utility to Own and Maintain Metering Equipment. All meters, including instrument transformers, shall be furnished, installed, owned and maintained by the utility. If instrument transformers are required, utility reserves the right to require customer to furnish and install, at customer’s expense, a suitable steel cabinet to house utility’s instrument transformers and accessories. Said suitable steel cabinet shall contain only utility’s metering equipment and shall be equipped so that it can be sealed by utility, who shall have sole access to same.
The utility will install and maintain one electric meter per residence or business. All commercial businesses will be electrically metered on a demand basis and billed accordingly. Building additions will not be supplied from a separate meter or additional meter; existing metering must be modified to accommodate additional power requirement. All meters will be tested periodically.
The utility will not permit the usage of electricity from a single service by two or more buildings, unless the buildings are under a common ownership or leasehold. The buildings must be classed as one fire risk and operated as a single continuous property.
E. Underground Service Requirements. Upon request by customer, an underground service installation will be made, subject to the following conditions:
1. Customer shall, at customer’s expense, excavate a trench in conformance to utility’s specifications and install such conduit as may be specified by utility to extend between customer’s service entrance location on customer’s building and the utility’s pad-mounted transformer or secondary junction box. The minimum burial depth shall be 30 inches and the minimum conduit size shall be a three-inch schedule 40 PVC (two-inch schedule 40 PVC in subdivisions developed before March 2012) conduit with a one-quarter-inch pull rope installed in the conduit. See Electrical Construction Standards and Materials. Upon completion of the conduit installation, customer shall schedule an inspection with the power department. Once the work is approved, the customer shall backfill the trench at the customer’s expense. Backfill must be compacted in accordance with Chapter 15.30 EMMC. The utility will pull the service wire and make the connection. As indicated in the NEC and NESC, no service smaller than 100 A will be accepted other than by utility approval.
2. Electric Meter Base Location. Customer’s electric meter bases shall be installed at a location approved by the utility. Meters enclosed by additions to existing structures will be required to be relocated on the outside of such addition in an accessible location, or the customer may install remote metering. The cost of installing remote metering shall be borne by the customer. All electrical meter bases are to be set at four feet six inches to six feet (center of meter socket) above final (permanent) grade and shall be at least five feet from natural gas meters. Additionally, meter bases shall be located at least 10 inches horizontally from any other obstacles including fences and window wells.
F. Relocation of Service Entrance Wiring. When it is necessary, for any reason other than utility’s convenience, to relocate a customer’s service entrance wiring, all expense incidental to such relocation shall be borne by customer and customer shall contact the utility to obtain approval of the new point of delivery and meter location.
G. Moving of Equipment to Be at Customer’s Expense. In the event a customer or property owner requests utility to move or relocate any poles, anchors, or other appurtenances of utility, the utility reserves the right to charge such customer or property owner for the costs incurred.
H. Mobile Homes and Trailer Courts. For mobile homes and trailer courts, where the trailers are to be individually metered and billed, utility will install the required main service to a centrally located termination pole and provide the meters. Utility reserves the right to master meter mobile home parks.
All other facilities located beyond the service loop termination pole, including the main disconnect, service drop, secondary meter sockets, and all other facilities required to serve the individual trailers, shall be furnished and installed by the mobile home or trailer court owner (customer) at customer’s expense. It is the responsibility of the customer to maintain all facilities beyond the main service drop.
I. Other Service Delivery Points. Where energy is to be delivered at a point other than the delivery point approved by utility, customer shall pay the additional costs involved. [Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.050); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.050)].
15.70.060 Customer’s installation and equipment.
A. Meter Location and Facilities to Be Furnished by Customer. The customer shall furnish and maintain, without charge to utility, a suitable meter location approved by utility. No meter shall be installed in any location where it may be unnecessarily exposed to heat, cold, dampness or other cause of damage, or in any unduly dirty or inaccessible location.
Outdoor socket-mounted meters will be used by utility whenever practical. The meter socket shall be furnished and installed by customer or customer’s electrical contractor, subject to utility’s approval, at customer’s expense.
The meter socket shall be mounted at a height of not less than four and one-half feet, nor more than six feet above ground or ground line, as the case may be.
The meter socket shall, at all times, be kept sealed and under control of utility and shall be maintained by utility.
When a combination of three-phase and single-phase service is supplied to the same premises, all meters and service entrance disconnects shall be at the same location.
B. Service Entrance Requirements of Customer. The service entrance shall be defined as the facilities that consist of approved service entrance cable or conduit enclosing conductors and appurtenances. Said conductors shall extend from the point of connection with utility’s meter installation and thence to and including customer’s service entrance disconnect.
All service entrance conductors and conduit shall be continuous, unbroken, and completely exposed for external inspection throughout their entire length, extending from the point of connection to utility’s service wires to the meter socket (or meter cabinet if installed) and thence to customer’s service disconnect.
C. For further details as to service facilities to be installed by utility and customer, delivery point, liability and related matters, contact utility.
D. Service Entrance Mast Pipe. The service entrance mast pipe shall be installed by customer, at customer’s expense, and shall conform to utility’s specifications. The service entrance mast pipe shall be of galvanized steel of not less than three inches nominal diameter (two inches in subdivisions developed before March 2012) and shall be attached to the foundation with a minimum of two unistruts. Each unistrut shall be anchored to the foundation using at least two three-eighths-inch diameter anchor bolts.
E. Repealed by Ord. O-03-2012.
F. Repealed by Ord. O-03-2012.
G. Repealed by Ord. O-03-2012.
H. Service to Mobile Homes and Trailer Courts through One Meter. For service to trailer courts where more than one dwelling unit, mobile home, or trailer is supplied through one meter, the furnishing of such service shall be subject to the provisions set forth in this title.
I. Location of Multiple Meters. Where more than one meter is required for a building, such as an apartment house, all of the meter sockets shall be located side by side at an outside location approved by the utility.
J. Meter Location Regarding Remodeling. When remodeling, where two or more houses or dwelling units are combined to form one building, the meter socket shall be moved to a single location. In all remodeling where the meter is changed or moved, or wiring changes made, outdoor meter sockets and an approved new service entrance shall be installed by customer at customer’s expense.
K. Meter Accessibility. In the event a structural change is made by a customer that results, in the opinion of utility, in an undesirable meter location, the meter socket, meter cabinet, and/or service entrance installation shall be moved by the customer at customer’s expense to an accessible location approved by utility.
Whenever the construction of a building on an adjacent lot prevents proper access to any meter, or access to the point of attachment of service drop conductors, or results in inadequate service drop clearance, the customer shall move, at customer’s expense, the meter socket and service entrance to a location that is acceptable to utility.
L. Outdoor Meters for Nonresidential General Service. All single-phase meters installed for nonresidential use shall be socket-type. The meter socket shall be furnished and installed by customer at customer’s expense.
M. Instrument Transformers for Metering. In all outdoor installations requiring current transformers, whether single-phase or three-phase, the customer shall provide an approved meter cabinet for current transformers and meter connections. The utility shall furnish any instrument transformers or other devices required to properly meter customer’s requirements. Such instrument transformers and devices shall be installed by utility.
N. Any cabinets required to house said instrument transformers and accessory equipment shall be furnished and installed by customer at customer’s expense. This requirement applies to all installations.
Such metering or instrument cabinets are for the exclusive use of utility and shall, at all times, be under the control of, and kept sealed by, utility.
O. Additional Capacity Requirements. In the event a customer makes application for additional capacity, subject to provisions of the applicable rate schedule, customer shall pay the utility to install the transformer capacity, service wires and other equipment required to provide the requested additional capacity.
An application may be required of the customer for service involving the furnishing of additional capacity or equipment by the utility. The application shall state that any service entrance wiring and main disconnects required for the utilization of such additional capacity to be furnished by utility shall be considered as permanent fixtures belonging to the property being served, except for replacement or enlargement if necessary.
P. Substation May Be Required of Customer. The utility reserves the right, where unusual capacity or voltage is required, to require the customer to install a complete substation as provided for in utility’s rate schedule. In such an event, the customer will receive the substation ownership discount specified in the applicable rate schedule.
When customer furnishes the necessary complete substation to accept service at primary service voltage, such substation shall be owned and maintained by the customer and shall include the necessary transformers, structures, controls, and protective equipment, and shall be of such quality and construction as meets utility approval.
Q. Attachments on Utility’s Facilities Prohibited. Customer shall not install wiring or attachments on poles or other equipment of utility (other than on a utility-approved metering pole), unless specifically authorized, in writing, by the utility.
R. Electric Building Water Heating Standards. Residential water heating installations shall conform to utility’s standards and specifications which, among other things, specify that the heating elements shall be interconnected so that the total demand of the water heater cannot exceed 5,500 watts.
S. Load to Be Balanced on Circuits. The customer shall use reasonable care in designing electric wiring and circuits, and the connection of loads to the circuits, so that the loads on the individual phases and circuits of utility’s service are reasonably balanced at all times.
T. Upon the completion of the installation of any electrical wiring, it shall be the duty of the person doing the work to notify the city, who shall inspect the same, and, if approved, shall issue a certificate of proper inspection which shall contain the date of such inspection and summary of the result. It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on or connect any installation until such a certificate shall be issued. It shall also be unlawful to make any change, alterations, or extension in or to the installation of any electrical wiring after inspection, without notifying the city, and securing a permit for the change, alterations, or extension.
U. Upon application for inspection of any electrical system as hereinafter provided, the inspector shall, after inspection and examination, issue a certificate showing the result of such examination and any corrections in said work necessary to be made. [Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.060); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.060)].
15.70.070 Temporary and seasonal service.
A. Customer shall supply and install a temporary power pedestal as approved by the utility. Equipment shall be in good condition and maintained by the customer at customer’s expense.
B. If there is any damage to city facilities or equipment, the contractor shall be required to pay for the cost of replacing the damaged equipment. A fee shall be charged for all temporary and seasonal hookups. All temporary services will be metered. Each contractor will be responsible for providing their units. All inspections and accounts must be in place before temporary power is hooked up. Residential units will be charged at the residential rate. In addition to regular fees, any damage caused to electrical systems by the contractor/temporary power user will be repaired by the contractor responsible at his expense.
C. Lots must have a valid building permit number to receive a temporary service. [Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.070); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.070)].
15.70.080 Service extensions.
A. Single-Phase Routine Extensions. Utility will extend its single-phase distribution facilities to provide electric service to new customers for installations that, in opinion of utility, consist of a permanent structure, normally occupied with electric service being used on a year-round basis.
For such permanent installations utility will furnish overhead lines, without an additional charge. Customer shall reimburse utility for purchase cost of transformer and installation of the transformer. Utility will install the transformer facilities.
Where the extension is part of a subdivision development, utility reserves the right to specify the point of origin.
B. Unusual Extensions and Three-Phase Service. Where an extension, enlargement or expansion of utility’s facilities is involved (including the furnishing of three-phase service), utility reserves the right to require a nonrefundable fee where, as determined by utility, the probable or actual revenue is insufficient to justify the investment and operating expenses of the required facilities.
Utility reserves the right not to furnish three-phase service to customers when utility determines that single-phase service will adequately supply customer’s load requirements, or for initial installations to provide temporary or seasonal service and the like. [Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.080)].
15.70.090 Underground distribution for new subdivisions.
A. General Requirements. Primary and secondary distribution facilities in all new subdivisions shall be installed underground and at the expense of the subdivider or developer. Such facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications and standards adopted by the utility. The facilities shall be located in easements dedicated to the utility and in locations approved by the utility.
B. Right-of-Way Easements. Before any tracts of land or subdivision lots are sold, necessary right-of-way easements shall be executed between the owner of the entire subdivision or tract of land and the utility. Said easement shall constitute a covenant that shall be a part of, and shall run concurrently with, each and every subsequent deed transfer that involves any parcel of land located within the subdivision. Said covenant shall grant to utility whichever of the following provisions utility deems as being appropriate and necessary.
A suitable perpetual right-of-way easement that will permit the installation, operation, maintenance and replacement of all utility’s distribution facilities and appurtenances required to serve every lot or tract of land in the subdivision, including the right of ingress and egress by utility and the right to trim trees and shrubbery, is required.
C. Equipment and Cable Labeling – Tagging and Color Coding. Electrical equipment shall be labeled on the outside of the equipment with unique labels that match the labeling shown on the electrical system drawings. The labels shall be self-adhering and permanent, and use black cutout lettering at least three inches in height. The labels shall be applied in a readily visible location on the front of transformers, and 200-ampere and 600-ampere sectionalizing enclosures. Labels shall be applied in a readily visible location on the front and back of pad-mounted switchgear.
Primary and secondary cables shall be color coded and/or tagged within all equipment. Color coding of primary cable phases shall be provided by applying one or more bands of white tape to the cable, proximate to the cable entrance of 200-ampere load break and 600-ampere dead break elbows, and cable terminations (pot heads or terminators). The phase color coding shall use one white band for Phase A, two white bands for Phase B and three white bands for Phase C. A space of approximately one-half inch shall be left between adjacent white bands.
Tagging of primary and secondary cables shall use write-on tags. Markers used to write on the tags shall have permanent (waterproof) ink. The tags shall indicate the designation of the nearest adjacent equipment from/to which the primary or secondary cable extends. It shall also designate the general direction to the nearest adjacent equipment. The direction designation shall use the directions north (N), south (S), east (E), west (W), northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southwest (SW), and southeast (SE), as applicable.
Tags shall be securely attached to cables using plastic or nylon cable ties to prevent the tags from falling off of the cables. The tags shall be placed near the cable entrance of 200-ampere load break and 600-ampere dead break elbows, and cable terminations (pot heads or terminators).
Tags used for tagging of primary and secondary cables shall be Allflex [phone number: (800) 989-8247] Catalog No. GXF-Y (bags of 100) or GFXY (each) or approved equal.
D. Street Lighting. Street lighting will be installed throughout all developments using the following criteria:
1. Street lights will be installed at all intersections with the only exception being where a four-way intersection has an offset of less than 100 feet.
2. Street lights will be installed with separation as required by EMMC 15.10.390.
3. Street lights placed between corners will be shown on the electrical construction drawing, and will indicate the direction that the street light will be aimed. Street lights at intersections may aim to the center of the intersection or may be set at a 90-degree angle along collector and larger roads.
4. Each street light will be installed so that the street light pole is located 24 inches from the top back of the curb to the center of the pole in a public utility easement or public right-of-way.
5. Streetlights shall be located at least 10 feet from fire hydrants.
6. A ground wire shall be connected to the street light pole using NEC-approved methods and a separate ground wire shall be run from the pole base to the closest secondary pedestal or transformer. If the street light is fed from a secondary pedestal, an eight-foot by five-eighths-inch copper-clad ground rod must be installed at the pedestal, and street light ground will be attached to the ground rod using the NEC-approved connector.
7. Pole. A 14-foot aluminum street light pole shall be used. The pole shall be manufactured by Holophane and shall be green with base. All bases must be embedded in concrete with a standard bolt pack. The hole shall be 20 inches in diameter and four feet deep unless approved otherwise by the energy department manager.
8. Luminaire. The luminaire shall be of a style that is approved by the city in conformance with Chapter 17.56 EMMC.
E. Conduit Systems. Conduit systems shall be designed and installed in such a manner as to minimize the amount/number of conduits and number of junction boxes. Junction boxes shall be installed behind transformers and secondary pedestals as indicated on Drawings E-5, E-6, and E-7.
F. Development Specifications. The specification drawings show detail of various underground service and distribution installations for a typical development. The circled numbers on the specification drawings refer to footnotes (Drawing E-25). These sheets include notes and specific details for each installation.
G. Electrical Plan Drawings. A detailed set of electrical drawings shall be provided to the utility by the developer, stamped by a licensed electrical engineer.
H. Electrical Contractor Requirements. The following requirements are applicable to electrical contractors:
1. Contractor shall be responsible for installing all conduit (for primary, secondary and street light cables), transformers and transformer ground-sleeves or pads, primary and secondary junction boxes, 200- and 600-ampere sectionalizing enclosures, pad-mounted switchgear, etc., as indicated in utility’s standards.
2. Faulted Circuit Indicator. Faulted circuit indicators (fault indicators or FCIs) shall be installed in accordance with the following application criteria:
a. Six-Hundred-Ampere (Amp) Main Feeders. Install 600-amp (trip setting) automatic reset three-phase FCIs on all 600-amp main feeders as follows:
i. On all load (outgoing) terminations/elbows at switch positions in pad-mounted switchgear.
ii. On all load (outgoing) 600-ampere elbows in 600-amp sectionalizing enclosures.
b. Two-Hundred-Ampere Taps. Install 200-amp (trip setting) automatic reset single-phase FCIs on all phases of 200-ampere taps as follows:
i. On all load (outgoing) 200-ampere elbows in 200-amps sectionalizing enclosures.
ii. On all load (outgoing) 200-ampere elbows in 600-amps sectionalizing enclosures.
c. Pad-Mounted Transformers. Install 200-ampere (trip setting) automatic resetting single-phase FCIs on all phases of 200-ampere taps when five or more pad-mounted transformers are installed on one or more phases of a tap between adjacent 200-ampere sectionalizing enclosures. Install the FCIs on the 200-ampere elbows in the/a center transformer between the two 200-ampere sectionalizing enclosures. FCIs shall be of the following type and manufacturer as approved by the utility:
i. Six-hundred-amp three-phase FCIs shall be Fisher Pierce Series 1515B (Catalog Number 1515B B-6W1.5-10GN-B) or approved equal.
ii. Two-hundred-amp single-phase FCIs for installation on the test point of 200-ampere elbows shall be Cooper Power Systems S.T.A.R. Type TPR or approved equal.
iii. Contractor shall be responsible for all secondary connections.
iv. Ground rods shall be installed by the contractor at all transformer pads and primary enclosures.
v. Due to the increasing problems with equipment settling, 95 percent compaction or three-quarter-inch washed gravel is required under all transformer pads, sectionalizer cabinets, switchgear, and primary and secondary junction boxes. Ninety-five percent compaction is required in all trenches. Contractor shall provide engineer’s report of 95 percent compaction if gravel is not used.
vi. Primary and secondary junction boxes and enclosures shall be level and set according to utility’s construction standards. Opening mechanisms and locking devices on all transformer equipment shall be located four inches to six inches above final grade. Opening mechanisms and locking devices in all primary and secondary junction boxes shall be located 10 inches above final grade.
vii. If during the warranty period boxes settle, the developer shall be required to re-level to the above specifications. If primary enclosures or transformers settle during the warranty period, the utility shall re-level the equipment and bill the developer.
viii. All primary conduits shall have a muletape pull rope in the conduit, securely tied off in each pad or enclosure.
ix. All conduits that are to be left stubbed in the development shall have a No. 14 solid copper wire or equivalent conductor installed in the conduit.
x. All conduits shall have a red “Caution – Power Cable” tape at least four inches wide installed one foot below finish grade.
xi. All metal conduits shall be coated with corrosion protective tape, minimum tape width two inches.
xii. Commercial developments only: Single-phase and three-phase self-contained meter bases shall be installed by the developer, and shall have bypass capability in the meter base. The contractor’s portion of the underground distribution facilities shall be completely installed, inspected, and the electrical hookup fee paid before the utility will complete the final electrical hookup.
xiii. All bends in conduit shall have ridged steel longsweep elbows for the purpose of pulling wire and have muletape installed.
xiv. Contractor shall verify the integrity of all conduits by pulling a mandrel through each conduit. Mandrel testing shall be witnessed by the energy department utility inspector.
xv. Phasing of all high voltage cables shall be done with a city lineman present.
I. Electric Infrastructure Requirements.
1. Subdivider/developer shall:
a. At subdivider/developer’s expense provide and install all primary conductors and terminations for the project; and
b. Provide and install at subdivider/developer’s expense transformer set on pad provided by subdivider/developer and make necessary connections.
2. Development Costs.
a. The subdivider/developer shall pay the total costs to provide electrical service to and through their project, from the point of connection to the existing utility distribution facilities as determined by the utility.
b. The utility shall bill the subdivider/developer or the electrical contractor involved with the project for the work that the utility does for the project. It shall be the subdivider/developer or electrical contractor’s responsibility to reimburse the utility for the costs incurred by the utility for service to the project. These costs will include, but are not limited to, transformers, high voltage primary cable, primary cable terminations and primary grounding connections.
c. The hookup fee shall be paid in full before the development will be approved for final hookup.
J. Facilities Ownership and Maintenance. When a project is completed and the electrical facilities have been accepted by the utility, they shall be owned and maintained by the utility at its expense as long as service requirements remain unchanged. [Ord. O-08-2023 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. O-12-2014 (Exh. A); Ord. O-03-2012 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.090); Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.090)].
15.70.100 Right-of-way.
A. Construction within Right-of-Way. To the extent feasible, utility’s distribution and transmission lines and appurtenances will be constructed within the right-of-way boundaries of streets, roads and alleys. Whenever, in the opinion of utility, it is not practical to construct and install its facilities within the limits of streets, alleys and other public thoroughfares, utility will construct and install such facilities on private rights-of-way.
B. Furnishing of Right-of-Way. Whenever it is necessary for utility to occupy private right-of-way, property owner shall furnish or assist in acquiring, without charge to utility, such right-of-way as is necessary and will assist utility in securing such other right-of-way as may be necessary to provide service to customer. [Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.100)].
15.70.110 Access to premises.
A. Utility Access to Premises. Any properly identified representative of the utility shall, at all reasonable hours, have free access to and from the premises of the customer for the purpose of inspecting customer’s installations and electric equipment and for the purpose of reading, repairing, testing, or removing the utility’s meter or its other property. When, in the opinion of utility, emergency conditions exist with respect to utility’s service, utility’s representative shall have immediate and free access to customer’s premises. [Ord. O-03-2010 § 1 (Exh. A § 14.110)].