§ 395-41. Utilities and easements.

A. 

Easements shall be provided for electric, telephone, and television cables, wires and conduits, storm and sanitary sewers, drainage swales, gas, water and heat mains and other utility lines. No structures shall be placed within such easements. No trees or shrubs shall be placed within easements unless approved by the Borough Council. The Borough and local utility companies shall be consulted when locating utilities and easements, and all utilities and easements shall be located in accordance with their standards.

B. 

Easements abutting street rights-of-way shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width. Other easements shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width.

C. 

There shall be a minimum distance of 50 feet, measured in the shortest distance, between any proposed dwelling unit and any petroleum products or natural gas transmission line which traverses the subdivision or land development.

D. 

Where placement or replacement of gas or petroleum transmission lines are a part of the proposed development, either proposed or requiring relocation, construction of the transmission line shall occur within an easement of 50 feet minimum and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. When possible and feasible, all utilities shall be underground and installed under the supervision of the Borough Engineer or the Borough.

E. 

Underground electric distribution lines shall be installed in all new subdivisions and land developments of more than three dwelling units. In existing subdivisions with four or more unimproved lots, any extensions of the electric distribution lines shall be placed underground.

F. 

All telephone and television distribution lines shall be placed underground when electric distribution lines are placed underground.

G. 

When required by the Borough Council, the location of utility easements shall be marked in the field.