07-13-05-Ordinance-Installation of Underground Electrical Services-07/05/2005ORDINANCE No. 07-13-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, AMENDING
CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 13.1300 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, "INSTALLATION OF
UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL SERVICE"; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANGER, TEXAS:
Section 1. That Chapter 13, Article 13.1300, of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Sanger, Texas, Installation of Underground Electrical Service, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 13.1300 INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
(A) The pre -construction requirements are outlined below, and construction
is to be according to the specifications required by the city.
1. Present names and numbers of all contractors involved in the
development/business.
2. Present drawing of development including -all utility easements,
roads and fire protection.
3. Businesses will give the load factor for the facility. Developments
with any special needs, such as 3-phase equipment, will need to
provide voltage and load factor.
4. Business developers will be required to install the ductwork and
the secondary service to the position designated by the City of
Sanger Electric Department.
5. Developers will provide ductwork for the electric system and this
duct shall be trenched to a minimum depth of 5' for primary and a
minimum depth of 3' for secondary at final grade. Also, 1 foot of
cushion sand cover will be required on all of the ductwork.
6. The city will require 2 runs of conduit for a single-phase primary
line and 1 run on a secondary line. A development that requires
3-phase will place 4 runs of conduit.
7. The contractor installing the ductwork shall contact the city
electric department upon the placement of conduit in the trench
before cover up begins. Red electric burial tape shall be placed a
minimum of 12" above all electrical conduit.
8. Transformer pads will be provided by the city and shall be placed
and leveled by the developer. Secondary pedestals will be
provided by the city and shall be set and leveled by the developer.
9. Transformer stub -ups shall be placed by the developer as directed
by the Electric Department.
10. Street lighting must meet city ordinances and must be stubbed and
marked at those locations by the developer. The cost for street
lighting will be the developer's responsibility.
11. The City of Sanger does provide all primary and secondary
service lines intended for residential service and will also install
the secondary conduit from the pedestal to the residence. A meter
base is also included. Primary and secondary service conductors
are to be pulled into the conduit and to be marked and terminated
by the developer.
12. Cover up and clean up of all electrical trenches will be completed
by the developer.
11 The developer will be responsible for maintaining trench lines that
may settle and for transformers and pedestals that also settle for a
period of one year after completion.
14. The City of Sanger reserves the right to refuse permits to any
contractors involved in the placement of conduit or utility lines
based on qualifications and referrals."
(B) The customer or developer shall be responsible for furnishing and
installing and the expenses related thereto, of conduit for the installation of all
on -site underground development feeder, lateral and service lines utilized to
provide electric utility service to the subdivision. The specifications for the
conduit shall be approved by the electrical department prior to installation.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the
extent of such conflict, hereby repealed,
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the
sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this ordinance are
severable and, if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this
ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of
any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any
of the remaining portions of this ordinance, since the same would have been
enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any
such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this ordinance or the Code of Ordinances as amended hereby shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in accordance
with the general penalty provision found in Section 1.109 of this Code.
Section 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of July, 2005, by the City Council of
the City of Sanger, Texas.
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APPROVED:
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ORDIN
ANCE NO. #07-13-05
THAT CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 13.1300 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, INSTAL-
LATION OF UNDERGROUND SERVICEREPEAL ; IS
OF
HEREBY AMENDED; PROVIDING FOR THE
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVER -
ABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FORA PENALTY, AND PRO-
VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.