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above-ground facilities within the right-of--way shall generally be limited to electric <br />transformers, junction boxes, water meters, and fire hydrants, and may be located between <br />~~ ~ ~~ street trees when necessary, so long as their location allows for street tree planting <br />requirements as detailed in R-7.280. If there is an existing public utility easement along the <br />street right-of--way, it shall be the primary location for other above ground facilities. <br />2.6 Permit Denial. Failure of a proposed above-ground facility to conform to the <br />location standards established in section R-7.302-D.2 shall be cause for denial of a request <br />to place such facilities within the public way, or for a requirement to place a proposed facility <br />underground, or partially underground. <br />2.7 The City Engineer or designee may grant an exception to the standards for <br />maximum size and elevation view of above-ground facilities if the permit applicant <br />establishes that the larger size is required to meet facility needs and no alternative industry- <br />standard cabinet of enclosure is available. The exception must be in writing. <br />R-7.302-E Undergrounding Requirements. <br />1. If the pernlit is associated with new residential or new commercial development, all <br />utilities and communications facilities shall be located underground, at a minimum depth of 30 <br />inches below the city-established street grade or alley grade and 30 inches below ground level in <br />utility easements. The City Engineer or designee may approve installation at a depth less than 30 <br />inches if topography or other conditions warrant a modification. <br />2. A licensee or owner ofabove-ground wires, cables or lines that cross aright-of--way <br />that is subject to acapacity-enhancing improvement. project shall install underground conduit <br />crossings at the time of the improvement project, at the licensee's or owner's expense. <br />3. A permit issued in connection with new residential or new commercial development <br />may contain conditions relating to utilities and communications facilities such as, but not limited to: <br />3.1 Standards for conduit size, location and capacity to be installed, which may <br />vary for different areas of the City, the class of street, location, or other factors; and <br />3.2 Standards requiring the initial provider in an area to provide extra capacity <br />for later providers, and a process that enables the initial provider to recover a portion of that <br />cost from subsequent providers. <br />3.3 Prior to imposition of permit conditions relating to standards for conduit size, <br />capacity to be installed, and for the provision of extra capacity, the City Engineer shall <br />complete a standards development process, which provides an opportunity for interested <br />parties to review and comment on such standards. <br />Administrative OTder - 13 r:\adminord\rules\OOrowrl2ao.wpd(09/13/00) <br />