HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 87.12 Amending the land development codeORDINANCE NO. 87.12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE TOWN OF
MARANA BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THEREOF TO PROVIDE FOR
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIBER OPTIC
CABLES AND LINES
WHEREAS the Town of Marana currently has in
and effect a Town Development Code and other Codes,
and Regulations regulating the installation of cables
full force
Ordinances
and other
underground lines throughout the limits of the Town of Marana;
and
WHEREAS the Town Council is aware of recent
developments in the telecommunications industry, and specifically
the use of fiber optics in the telecommunications industry; and
WHEREAS the Town Council is concerned with the public
safety of the residents of the Town of Marana, and related
liability costs as they relate to the installation of fiber optic
cables which are installed within the corporate limits of the
Town of Marana, whether installed in Town Rights-of-Way or
utility easements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of
the Town of Marana that the Town Development Code be amended to
add the following section:
Specifications for the installation of fiber
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optics.
A. Fiber
optic cables or lines installed within the
municipal limits of the Town of Marana shall not be installed as
a direct bury cable.
B, All fiber optic cables or lines shall be installed
within a conduit of at least one inch PVC or other approved
material. At the time of initial installation, one extra conduit
of at least one inch PVC or other approved material for future
expansion shall also be installed.
C. New conduit installations designated for fiber
optic cables or lines shall be encased in a minimum of six
inches of concrete on all sides of the conduit or conduits. New
installations shall have a minimum of four feet of cover on the
top of the concrete encasement. A magnetic warning tape shall be
placed two feet above the encasement, which shall include a
written message indicating the presence of fiber optics in the
conduit system below. These requirements shall apply to all
future conduit systems installed, even if they are initially
intended to carry standard copper wire cables.
D. In the event that fiber optic cables or lines are
to be installed in existing conduit systems, the installation
thereof shall comply with the specifications in the foregoing
subssction.
E. All installations of fiber optic cables or lines,
whether in new conduit installations or existing condllit
installations, shall req~ire a permit.
F. Upon the submission of plans and the application
for a permit, it shall be clearly noted thereon by the Applicant
that fiber optic cables or lines are to be installed pursuant to
the permit being requested.
G. Whenever the Town of Marana, private consultants or
entities, or other agencies request any information on existing
utilities to be used in the preparation of improvement or
development or other plans, existing fiber optic cables or lines
shall be clearly indicated on information furnished by the
applicable utility company.
H. Any of the foregoing plans prepared shall include a
special warning of sufficient size and placed on the plans in
such a way that contractors will be aware of the presence and
existence of fiber optic cables or lines.
I. Any fiber optic cables or lines installed within
the Town of Marana shall be located in the field, during
construction, as part of the "Blue Stake" program.
J. Any locations marked on the ground surface shall
include special notations that will adequately indicate the
existence of fiber optic cables or lines to the contractor.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of
Marana, Arizona this 18th day of August , 1987.
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