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Chapter 915: General Development Requirements <br /> <br /> Page 915-13 <br />In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any <br />person who violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a <br />misdemeanor and subject to prosecution. Such person shall be guilty of a separate <br />offense for each day during which the violation occurs or continues. <br />(4) Restoration of Lands <br />Any violator may be required to restore land to its undisturbed condition. In the <br />event that restoration is not undertaken within a reasonable time after notice, the <br />City may take necessary corrective action, the cost of which may, after notice and <br />opportunity for hearing, be specially assessed against the property and collected <br />along with the ordinary taxes by the county. <br />915.100 Essential Services. <br />(A) The purpose of this Section is to provide for the installation of essential services such as <br />telephone lines, pipelines, electrical transmission lines and substations in such a manner <br />that the health, safety and welfare of the City will not be adversely affected. Essential <br />services should also be installed in cognizance of existing and projected demands for <br />such services. <br />(B) All underground telephone lines, pipelines for local distribution, underground electric <br />transmission lines, and overhead electric transmission lines and substations less than 33 <br />KV, when installed in any public right-of-way in any zoning district, shall require a <br />special permit approved by the City Engineer. No above-ground equipment, such as <br />utility service cabinets or boxes, shall be constructed without a permit from the City <br />Engineer. <br />(C) All underground telephone lines, pipelines for local distribution, underground electric <br />transmission lines, and overhead electric transmission lines less than 33 KV, which are <br />intended to serve more than one (1) parcel and are proposed to be installed at locations <br />other than in public right-of-way, shall require a special permit issued by the City after <br />approval by the City Engineer. No above-ground equipment, such as utility service <br />cabinets or boxes, shall be constructed without a permit from the City Engineer. <br />Approval by the City Engineer shall be based upon the information furnished in the <br />following procedural requirements: <br />(1) Prior to the installation of any of the previous essential services, the owner of such <br />service shall file with the Zoning Administrator, all maps and other pertinent <br />information as deemed necessary for the City Engineer to review the proposed <br />project. <br />(2) The Zoning Administrator shall transmit the map and accompanying information to <br />the City Engineer for his review and approval regarding the project's relationship to <br />the Comprehensive Plan and/or Codes and parts thereof. <br />(3) The City Engineer shall report in writing to the Zoning Administrator his findings <br />as to the compliance of the proposed project with the Comprehensive Plan and <br />Codes of the City. <br />(4) In considering applications for the placement of essential services, as regulated in <br />this Section, the aforesaid City staff shall consider the effect of the proposed <br />project upon the health, safety and general welfare of the City, as existing and as <br />anticipated; and the effect of the proposed project upon the Comprehensive Plan.