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An ordinance amending Metropolitan Code Sections 17.12.040 and 17.28.103 to regulate the location of electric utility meters in residential areas and to amend the requirements for underground utilities for new residential developments (Proposal No. 2023Z-001TX-001).
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Metropolitan Code of Laws subsection 17.12.040.E.29 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
29. Utility transmission lines and associated structures, such as poles, provided that electric utility meters shall not be permitted in the required street setback unless expressly required by the power supplier for safety and access purposes;
Section 2. That Metropolitan Code of Laws section 17.28.103 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
17.28.103 - Underground utilities
A. Applicability. These standards shall apply to any application for residential development submitted to the metropolitan government for approval, wherein a new public or private street is to be constructed now or in the future, or where an existing public or private stub street, is to be extended, as follows:
1. Any application for a new or amended preliminary planned unit development;
2. Any new or amended preliminary SP plan;
3. Any new or amended preliminary urban design overlay district; or
4. Any new or revised preliminary subdivision plat; and in the case of a proposed revised preliminary plat, these provisions shall only apply to those plats deemed to be a major modification by the executive director of the metro planning department, as provided in the Subdivision Regulations.
B. Utility Services.
1. A public utility easement shall be provided along all public and private streets and alleys by the property owner.
2. All public and private utility services installed shall be underground, incl...
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