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With the approval of the city engineer, the following utility facilities are exempt from the undergrounding requirements of this chapter:

A. Electric utility substations, pad mounted transformers and switching facilities not located on the public way and authorized through existing or future site-specific development approvals;

B. Electric aerial transmission facilities of a voltage of more than 15,000 volts, including poles, wires, and associated facilities;

C. Street lighting and traffic control equipment as determined necessary by the city engineer;

D. Telecommunication pedestals and other equivalent telecommunication facilities including those parts of wireless communications facilities which by their nature cannot function underground;

E. Temporary aerial utility services for construction that will be removed immediately upon completion of construction; and

F. New facilities installed on existing poles with other aerial facilities attached, except if the existing attached aerial facilities consist only of electric transmission facilities of a voltage of more than 15,000 volts in which case the new facilities are not exempt unless other exemptions listed in this chapter apply.

These exemptions do not affect the obligation for any facility to relocate when required to do so by any section of the ACC. (Ord. 6797 § 3 (Exh. C), 2020; Ord. 6520 § 1, 2014; Ord. 6238 § 2, 2009.)