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ORDINANCI~ NO. 28-71 <br /> <br />Hcnnrn. Csydoo, Crnbcr, lh,£fmsn, <br />Kelley, Usher, W. rd, ~h,ndl/n~ <br /> <br />AN '~ERGENCY ORDIN^NCE to enact new Chapter 731 of tile Bunincss Regulation Code of <br />the Codified O~dinance.~ of thc City of Lakewood entitled "Public Utility Poles <br />and Underground Work" providing for permits relating to pole lines, tile use of <br />pole lines by [tm C.~[7' ~ Lakewood and for underground work. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, This ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for the <br />immediate preservation of public health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of <br />the City of Lakewood and provides for daily operation of a municipal department; <br />now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY TIlE COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OttlO: <br /> <br />SECTION 731.01 POLE LINES <br /> <br />No person, firm or corporation shall erect, place, construct or maintain or cause <br />to be erected, placed, constructed or maintained any pole for any guy line, wires <br />or electrical conductors of any description whatsoever, upon or across any street, <br />avenue, alley, lane, square, right of way, place or land within the City of <br />Lakewood without first having obtained a permit therefor. <br /> <br />SECTION 731.02 PERMITS <br /> <br />(a) In the case of a telephone company, such permit shall be issued by the Director <br />of Public Works. <br /> <br />(b) In the case of an electric light company, the Director of Public Works is hereby <br />authorized to issue such permit where the voltage to be carried is solely for the <br />use by a residential, institutional or governmental consumer w~hin the City of <br />Lak~wood or solely for the normal requirements of an industrial or retail business <br />or service consumer within theCity of Lakewood, and provide~ that such voltage at <br />no time shall exceed fifteen thousand volts. <br /> <br />The form of the permit shall be as approved by t~e Director of Law and no fee shall <br />be charged for such permit. <br /> <br />Such permit shall specifically be subject to all of the terms, 'provisions and <br />conditions of all ordinances of the City of Lakewood pertaining to any franchise <br />rights of the public utility and to the terms, provisions and conditions of <br />Article XIX of the Charter of the City of Lakewood. <br /> <br />No permit shall be issued until the electric light company shall first have filed <br />appropriate plans with the office of the Director of Public Works specifying the <br />location, construction and use of such facility, pole or line, wire, fixture or <br />appliance, which plans .shall be permanently filed in the records of the Director <br />of Public Works. <br /> <br />(c) In the case of an electric light company where the proposed voltage to.be <br />carried does exceed fifteen thousand volts, no permit shall issue until the same <br />shall be authorized by t.he Council of the City of Lakewood. <br /> <br />SECTION 731.03 PERbIITS ISSUED BY COUNCIL <br /> <br />In those cases where such permit must be authorized by Council, Council may <br />authorize the issuance of such permit upon such terms, provisions or conditions <br />as Council shall deem necessary for the welfare, of the general public, and may as <br />a condition to the issuance of such permit, ~equire that the power line or wire <br />be installed underground. In such event such power' line or wire shall be installed <br />at a minimum depth of six (6) 'feet below grade. It shall be backfilled by and laid <br />in at least six (6) inches of sand. It shall be standard underground pipe-type <br />cable, lead covered, which shall meet the standard minimum A.E.I.C. pipe-type <br />cable specifications for the voltage to be carried by said cable. Such line shall <br />be encased in an enclosed sealed and welded steel pipe with protective sheath, <br />having a somatic coating, such pipe may either be oil or gas filled and shall 'be <br />capable of withstanding any maintained pressure. <br /> <br />' : .... ..... ..................... 7 7Y'"2L_L2L[Li~[_'_'.222q752_2217~i_q-]_-.2_~-i2722-£-i-iTi_qiji--'_-j-- 22__7 ....... 7_].22~2] ......... <br /> <br /> <br />