New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 21 - RESIDENTIAL SITE IMPROVEMENT STANDARDS
Subchapter 4 - STREETS AND PARKING
Section 5:21-4.12 - Underground wiring

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:21-4.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) All electric, telephone, television, and other communication facilities, both main and service lines servicing new developments, shall be provided by underground wiring within easements or dedicated public rights-of-way, installed in accordance with the prevailing standards and practices of the utility or other companies providing such services.

(b) Lots that abut existing easements or public rights-of-way, where overhead electric or telephone distribution supply lines and service connections have heretofore been installed, may be supplied with electric and telephone service from those overhead lines, but the service connections from the utilities' overhead lines shall be installed underground.

(c) Overhead lines may be permitted as an exception by the municipal approving authority in areas of severe geological conditions. The placement and alignment of the poles shall be designed to lessen the visual impact of overhead lines.

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