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City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 Utilities <br />3. Services provided by a cable communications system, as defined in <br />M.S. § 238.02 (3), as amended from time to time; <br />4. Natural gas or electric energy or telecommunications services provided <br />by a local government unit; <br />5. Services provided by a cooperative electric association organized under <br />M.S. Ch. 308A, as amended from time to time; and <br />6. Water, sewer, steam, cooling or heating services. <br />Subd. 3 Undergrounding. Unless otherwise agreed in a franchise between the applicable <br />right-of-way user and the City, facilities in the right-of-way must be located or relocated and <br />maintained underground. <br />Subd. 4 Undergrounding of New Facilities. A new facility or a permanent extension of <br />facilities must be installed and maintained underground when supplied to: <br />A. A new installation of buildings, signs, streetlights or other structures; <br />B. A new subdivision of land; or <br />C. A new development or industrial park containing new commercial or industrial <br />buildings. <br />Subd. 5 Undergrounding of Permanent Replacement, Relocated or Reconstructed Facilities. <br />A permanent replacement, relocation or reconstruction of a facility of more than 300 feet must <br />be located, and maintained underground, with due regard for seasonal working conditions. For <br />purposes of this section, reconstruction means any substantial repair of or any improvement to <br />existing facilities. Undergrounding is required whether a replacement, relocation or <br />reconstruction is initiated by the right-of-way user owning or operating the facilities, or by the <br />city in connection with: <br />A. The present or future use by the city or other local government unit of the right- <br />of-way for a public project; <br />B. The public health or safety; or <br />C. The safety and convenience of travel over the right-of-way. <br />Subd. 6 Retirement of Overhead Facilities. The City Council may determine whether it is in <br />the public interest that all facilities within the City, or within certain districts designated by the <br />City, be permanently placed and maintained underground by a date certain or target date, <br />independently of undergrounding required pursuant to this code. The decision to underground <br />10-25 <br />Adopted December 17, 2001 <br />