§ 25-50. Exemptions.

(a)

The following structures and uses shall be exempt from the regulations of this chapter:

(1)

Wires, cables, conduits, vaults, laterals, pipes, mains, valves or other similar equipment for the distribution to consumers of telephone or other communications, electricity, gas, water or the collection of sewage or surface water operated or maintained by a governmental entity or a public utility or public service corporation, including customer meter pedestals, telephone pedestals, distribution transformers and temporary utility facilities required during building construction, whether any such facility is located underground or above ground, but only when such facilities are located in a street right-of-way or in an easement less than forty (40) feet in width. The exemption shall not include any substation located on or above the surface of the ground or any such distribution facility located in an easement of forty (40) feet or more in width.

(2)

Railroad tracks, signals, bridges and similar facilities and equipment located on a railroad right-of-way, and maintenance and repair work on such facilities and equipment.

(b)

The following structures shall be exempt from the minimum yard requirements set forth in this chapter: telephone booths and pedestals, underground utility equipment, mail boxes, or any similar structure or equipment which, in the opinion of the zoning administrator, is obviously intended to be otherwise located in the public interest, and are not incongruent with the aesthetic standards of the surrounding area.

(Ord. of 5-25-88)

(Ord. of 5-25-88)