The intent in regulating utilities is to:

(1)

Regulate the location and placement of public and private utilities to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public while enhancing the aesthetic and economic value of real property; and

(2)

Require utilities to be placed underground to minimize outages caused by falling trees and to enhance the visual environment

(Ord. of 9-14-2005, § 20.1)

(a)

Electric power, telephone, cable television, and natural gas lines are to be installed by agreement between the property owner and the appropriate utility company, and such installation must conform to the standards provided by the respective utility company. The execution of such agreement by the property owner and the utility company, even though such lines are not physically installed at the time of submission of plans to the Planning and Zoning Board for review, may be deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Board for the purpose of final approval.

(b)

The installation of cable television, and telephone lines beneath the surface of the ground is mandatory, unless those lines can follow existing pathways as in updating, replacing, or adding service. Service may follow existing pathways, so long as the size and capacity remains the same.

(c)

A developer or builder must bury power lines underneath the surface of the ground if all of the following criteria are not met:

(1)

The power lines existed above ground at the time of first approval of a plat or development plan by the town, whether or not the power lines are subsequently relocated during construction of the subdivision or development plan.

(2)

The power lines are located outside the boundaries of the parcel of land that contains the subdivision or the property covered by the development plan.

(d)

At such time as main service utilities are put underground, then all utilities must go underground.

(e)

Every development shall be reviewed by the zoning administrator and the public works director and they shall determine the appropriate location and screening.

(Ord. of 9-14-2005, § 20.2; Ord. No. ZTA-21-02, Art. III(Pt. 45), 6-16-2021)

Every development that, under the town's solid waste collection policies, is or will be required to provide one or more dumpsters or roll out cans for solid waste collection shall provide sites for such dumpsters that are:

(1)

Located so as to facilitate collection and minimize any negative impact on persons occupying the development site, neighboring properties, or public rights-of-way (see section 15-14); and

(2)

Constructed according to specifications established by the public works director to allow for collection without damage to the development site or the collection vehicle.

(Ord. of 9-14-2005, § 20.3)