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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-049 Council OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 49 VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF PLANS FOR THE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION OF PIPES, WIRES, CABLES, ETC., REQUIRING THE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL AND TELEPHONE SERVICE LINES IN THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND REQUIRING THE FILING WITH THE VILLAGE CLERK -TREASURER OF MAPS OF THE FINAL—~ LOCATION OF ANY AND ALL UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS OF PIPES, WIRES, CABLES, ETC., WITHIN AND THROUGH THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES. The Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, ordains: SECTION 1. Utilities. All electric and telephone distribution service lines for service to 10 or more homes on contiguous lots or multiple dwellings of 8 or more units, including electric transmission lines at or below 50 KV, shall be installed under- ground, unless the Village Council specifically shall find, after study and recommendation by the Village Board of Zoning, that: a. The placing of utilities underground would not be compatible with the development planned. SECTION 2. Electric Service Entrances. All secondary electric service wiring from the distribution transformer to the meter box shall be constructed so as to make available a minimum of 150 ampre service, and the associated distribution transformer shall be so located to be hidden from view either by burial or location of equipment near to or within the dwelling place so as to provide adequate screening, unless the Village Council specifically shall find after study and recommendation by the Village Engineer: a. The construction of such service has been outmoded by technological development. SECTION 3. Transmission Between Developments. All electric and telephone distribution service lines and secondary services, including electric transmission lines at or below 50 KV, between sub -divisions separated by a distance of not more than 1,000 yards, shall be buried underground, unless the Village Council specifically shall find, after study and recommendation by the Village Board of Zoning, that: a. The placing of utilities underground would not be compatible with the development planned. SECTION 4. Easements. Easements at least 10 feet wide, centered front, rear or other lot lines, shall be provided for utilities, where necessary. Sufficient additional easements shall be provided by the developer, where necessary, for the proper installation of underground telephone and electric equipment to provide for adequate separation for repair and maintenance of underground vaults and direct burial cables. They shall have continuity of alignment from block to block, and, at the deflection points, easements for pole -line anchors and underground equipment shall be provided where necessary. • SECTION 5. Submission of Plans. Before proceeding with the installation of any and all pipes, wires, cables, and any other similar item or items used in conjunction therewith, whether same be entirely within or travels through the Village of Lino Lakes, any person, firm, or corporation so desiring to install such items shall provide the Village Engineer of the Village of Lino Lakes with one set of detailed scale drawn plans showing thereon the exact proposed location of such items. The Village Engineer shall forthwith examine such plans and make any recommendations thereon to the Village Council and no construction shall commence thereon until the Village Council formally, by resolution, approves such plans as submitted or as necessarily corrected. SECTION 6. Maps. Any person, firm or corporation installing any such underground pipes, wires, cables, and any other similar item and items used in conjunction therewith, shall, immediately upon completion of such installation, provide the Village Clerk - Treasurer with two complete sets of maps showing the exact location of such underground items. The Village Clerk -Treasurer shall transmit one set of such maps to the Village Engineer and shall duly file the other set of such maps in her office. SECTION 7. Penalties for Violation. The violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor subject to a fine of not more than $300.00 or punishment by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. SECTION 8. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota this 22nd day of Se;tember , 1969. Ra 1 Attest: JuVeL. Emerton, Clerk -Treasurer (ilillag`e Sea 1)