§ 1002-8.026. Poles and transmission line carriers.

Clearances and types in the construction of poles and transmission line carriers shall accord with rules, regulations, and orders of the Public Utility Commission and other public agencies having jurisdiction.

No guy wires shall be attached to trees without specific authorization in the permit, and in no event shall guy wires be attached to girdle the tree or interfere with its growth. Guy wires shall not be below the minimum elevation above the ground prescribed in the rules, orders, and regulations of the Public Utilities Commission.

The permittee shall remove and keep clear all vegetation on the right-of-way within a radius of at least five feet of poles when ordered by the director.

When a pole, guy, stub, or similar timber is removed and not replaced, the entire length shall be removed from the ground and the hole backfilled and compacted.

(Prior code § 7572: Ord. 1000).