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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 permit is associated with new development, all utilities and communications <br />facilities shall be located underground, at a minimum depth of 30 inches below the city-established <br />street grade or alley grade and 30 inches below ground level inutility easements. Facilities installed <br />in an area identified as a City plant strip shall be located underground, at a minimum depth of 36 <br />inches below the city-established finish surface grade. The City Engineer or designee may approve <br />installation at a depth less than the required depth if topography or other conditions warrant a <br />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. Apermit issued in connection with new development maycontain conditions relating <br />to utilities and communications facilities such as, but not limited to: <br />3.1 Standards for conduit size, location and capacityto be installed, that mayvary <br />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, that provides an opportunity for interested parties <br />to review and comment on such standards. <br />R-7.302-F Common Trench and Co-location Requirements. <br />1. In addition to the requirements of Section 7.302 of the Eugene Code, 1971 and these <br />Rules for co-location of and undergrounding of facilities, providers shall utilize common trenches <br />for placement of multiple provider facilities to be installed within the same street segment unless <br />otherwise approved by the Inspector. <br />Administrative Order - 8 <br />C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\OLKB202\03rowr12a0 (00068460)1.WPD(Ol/07/04) <br />