§ 6-24-10 — General installation policies and procedures

Sec. 6-24-10. - General installation policies and procedures.

A. Timing of installations. To minimize interference with the safe use, operation and maintenance of the freeway, and as reasonably necessary to manage the right-of-way, the city engineer may limit the timing of access so that, to the extent possible, there is no more than one telecommunications system installation or repair project underway at any given time on any particular segment of a city right-of-way. B. Location and alignment criteria. 1. General location policy. To minimize interference with the safe use, operation and maintenance of the city's streets, longitudinal installations of telecommunications systems and facilities shall be located outside the traveled way and as near to the outer edge of the right-of-way line as is reasonably practical; provided, however, that alternative locations within the right-of-way, including the traveled way, may be permitted where the city engineer determines that it is not reasonably practical to locate the telecommunications systems and facilities along the outer edge of the right-of-way and that the use of the alternative location is consistent with the city's goal to minimize interference with the safe use, operation and maintenance of the streets and highways. 2. Horizontal and vertical clearance zones. As a general rule, subsequent installations of underground telecommunications systems and facilities outside the traveled way shall be located not less than two feet from any previously installed telecommunications system or other utility installation, if any, within the city's right-of-way or such greater clearance zones required by utility codes as they relate to electrical, water, gas or sewer systems. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis and as may be reasonably necessary to manage the city's right-of-way and where the city engineer determines that it is not reasonably practical to locate the telecommunications systems as herein provided. 3. Depth. All underground telecommunications systems and facilities shall be located and installed in accordance with a minimum depth of 36 inches for fiber optic facilities and 24 inches for all other facilities (such as copper facilities), or at such greater depths as the city engineer may require as a special condition of a right-of-way agreement or as shall be necessary to comply with the horizontal and vertical clearance zone requirement. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis and as may be reasonably necessary to manage the city's right-of-way and where the city engineer determines that it is not reasonably practical to locate the telecommunications systems as herein provided. 4. Access points. In all future installations, devices for accessing underground telecommunications systems and facilities for routine service or site visits shall not be allowed within the traveled way, except where the city engineer determines that it is not reasonably practical to locate such systems outside the traveled way. Existing access points within the traveled way shall be permitted to exist as long as such access points do not create a hazard for the traveling public. 5. Support facilities. All above-ground support facilities for underground telecommunications systems and facilities shall be located outside the traveled way and as near to the outer edge of the right-of-way line as is reasonably practical. No above-ground facility may be located on the traveled way without the express written approval of the city engineer. 6. Attachment to roadway and roadside structures. The attachment of telecommunications systems and facilities to roadway and roadside structures (including without limitation bridges, overpasses, underpasses, culverts and tunnels) shall be permitted only with the prior written approval of the city engineer.

(Ord. No. 5551, Art. X, 11-18-2014)