Chapter 13.08
ELECTRIC SERVICE
Sections:
13.08.010 Electric service rate schedule.
13.08.020 Standards for electrical meter installation.
13.08.030 Tampering with electric poles and wires prohibited.
13.08.040 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Service application required.
13.08.050 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Rates.
13.08.070 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Installation of three phase power.
13.08.080 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Notice of completion of construction.
13.08.090 Electric charges – To be lien upon premises.
13.08.010 Electric service rate schedule.
The City Council shall fix the rates to be charged for electric service by the City, by resolution, and in so doing shall distinguish the different classes of service made available and fix rates appropriate to each class of service. Rates shall be fixed and revised from time to time with the objective that the City electrical distribution system shall be operated on a sound economic basis as a revenue-producing enterprise. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.020 Standards for electrical meter installation.
The following standards shall apply to the location and installation of electrical meters:
A. The installation of electrical meters shall be done in all cases pursuant to permit issued by the City under this section and all other applicable ordinances, and upon notice to the director overseeing the electric utility.
B. Electrical meters shall be located on the outside of the structures which are served, on the front or side near the front of the building, except that in commercial and industrial buildings meters may for good cause shown, with concurrence of the director overseeing the electric utility or a designee, be located on the rear of the building.
C. In no case shall electrical meters be located on porches, carports, patios, or other areas of a structure which are susceptible to being enclosed later.
D. Where additions to structures or enclosures are proposed for existing structures, and such additions or enclosures would result in enclosure of the existing electrical meter, the meter shall be relocated so it will be outside of such addition or enclosure.
E. No electrical meter shall be located inside a fenced area.
F. No electrical meter shall be in an area where access is difficult, nor shall such meters be located over or around any dangerous area or machinery.
G. Electrical meters shall always be located in such a manner as to avoid exposure to water dripping from eaves and rainspouts, from exposure to steam or any type of corrosive vapor.
H. Electrical meters shall be installed in such a manner as to leave standing space in front of the meter, not less than three feet, to allow for installation, testing and reading. Meters shall be installed not less than 54 inches and not more than 75 inches from the grade of the ground, unless otherwise unfeasible, impossible, or unless otherwise would be contrary to the requirements of law.
I. In the case of recessed meters, not less than six inches on each side of the centerline of the meter base shall be left clear to permit access for testing equipment.
J. For good cause, the director overseeing the electric utility, or a designee, may make reasonable exceptions to any of the above standards in any given case. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.030 Tampering with electric poles and wires prohibited.
No person shall willfully injure, destroy, or deface or in any manner interfere with any of the poles or wires of the electric lighting system of the City. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.040 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Service application required.
Users of electrical power for all construction purposes shall make a regular service application at the utility office of the City and pay the required deposit fee. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.050 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Rates.
Rates to be charged for electrical energy consumed by users of electrical power for construction purposes shall be according to the utility service rate schedule as set forth in HMC 13.08.010. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.060 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Temporary pole construction requirements.
The minimum requirements for a temporary pole construction service shall be those as set forth in a sketch on file with the City. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.070 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Installation of three phase power.
A temporary construction service requiring three phase power, where the same is not available at the location required, shall be charged on a time and material basis for the outlay necessary to install this service. An estimate of the cost shall be made, and a deposit placed with the City to cover such cost before the service is energized. The differential between the deposit and actual cost will be made up or refunded at the terminus of the temporary service. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.080 Use of electrical power for construction purposes – Notice of completion of construction.
Upon completion of any construction for which temporary service has been rendered, the contractor shall notify the City to disconnect the service. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)
13.08.090 Electric charges – To be lien upon premises.
Each charge or rental levied pursuant to this chapter on property within the City shall be a lien upon the corresponding lot, land or premises served by a connection to the City’s utility systems. (Ord. 1205 § 3, 2020.)