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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 363 Amending Enginerring Standards regarding Utility Duct BanksTOWN OF WESTLAKE ORDINANCE NO. 363 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE ENGINEERING STANDARDS ARTICLE VIII. UTILITY DUCT BANK FACILITIES TO CREATE A NEW SECTION 4. SMART HOUSE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE. WHEREAS, the provision of basic utility and telecommunication services throughout the Town of Westlake, Texas, (the "Town") is of vital importance to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town; and WHEREAS, establishing reasonable engineering standards and requirements for the construction, installation, and maintenance of the utility and telecommunications facilities, within newly -constructed residential structures is also of vital importance to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That all matters stated in the preamble are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety. SECTION 2: That the Town of Westlake Engineering Standards, as adopted by Ordinance No. 321, 344, and 357 respectively, are hereby amended to create a new Article VIII. Utility Duct Bank Facilities, Section 4. Smart House Technology Infrastructure Requirements, to read as follows: SECTION SMART HOUSE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS A. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The infrastructure described herein and shown on the attached Illustrations "A" and "B" are the minimum requirements to be used in the construction of new residential structures by the property owner or building contractor. All required appurtenances and associated hardware shall also be included for a complete and functioning system. The Smart House infrastructure requirements are designed to allow maximum flexibility with minimum I aesthetic impact for telecommunications access to newly -constructed residential structures. The basic infrastructure requirements apply to each newly constructed residential structure even though service providers may not utilize each and every component at each location. B. SMART HOUSE REQUIREMENTS. The following requirements are considered minimum: 1. A 3' x 3' x depth concrete housekeeping pad (the "Pad") shall be attached to the newly -constructed residential structure, preferably in the rear portions of the structures nearest to public utility easements. The Pad shall be complete and integral to the associated residential structure slab. 2. Two (2) 4" low -voltage and one (1) 4" 250 V conduits (the "Conduits") shall be stubbed up to heights as shown on attached Illustration "A". The Conduits shall be securely strapped to the newly -constructed residential structure's exterior as required by the National Electrical Code. 3. The empty low -voltage 4" conduit with multi duct shall be capped at a minimum 6" above the finished residential structure slab. 4. The 4" conduit with multi duct and low-voltage/fiber optic cables shall be stubbed up to the associated pull box. The pull box shall be nominally sized at 18" W x 24" T x 12" deep, and shall be secured to newly -constructed residential structure's exterior. 5. One (1) 120V/20A duplex receptacle (wp/gfci) shall be mounted between pull box and adjacent electrical power disconnect. The source of power to the duplex shall be from an independent system specific to the residential subdivision. The source of power shall not be from the residential system, and shall be labeled as such. This shall be coordinated with all service providers. 6. The 4" 250V conduit shall be extended to height required by the electrical contractor for connection to the newly -constructed residential structure's electrical distribution system. The electrical contractor shall terminate conduit inside service entrance disconnect. 7. The property owner or General Contractor shall coordinate installation of the Pad with the electrical contractor to insure a nominal 2" sleeve is provided for the National Electric Code required ground rod. The ground rod shall be adjacent to the service entrance disconnect, and driven to a nominal depth of 10' (feet). Pa 8. The property owner or general contractor shall bond the telecommunications pull box to the ground rod with minimum #6 AWG insulated (green/THHN) conductor. Bonding from the service entrance disconnect to the ground rod shall be as shown on specific residential plans. 9. At each Pad there will be an assortment of active and passive devices furnished and installed by telecommunication service providers. Active devices may include but are not limited to: amplifiers, transceivers, and local power supplies. Passive devices may include but are not limited to: couplers, ports, splitters, line -powered amplifiers, pedestals, and bridges. Each residential subdivision shall have a specific telecommunications distribution system which will further define specific requirements at each residential location. The property owner or general contractor shall submit plans to the Town for coordination to site-specific design prior to installing any equipment. 10. The developer shall coordinate all utility easements to allow service provider access to the pad. SECTION 3: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas, that sections, paragraphs, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be declared legally invalid or unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such legal invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of this Ordinance since the same would have been enacted by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake without the incorporation in this Ordinance of any such legally invalid or unconstitutional, phrase, sentence, paragraph or section. SECTION 4: That should any person or entity be found in violation of any provision of this Ordinance, same shall be punishable of a fine of not greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00); and, that each day shall constitute a new violation. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, THIS 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2000. 3 Mayor, Scott Bradley ATTEST: I _. fow& Secretary, GingerrossC� wy Trent O;etty, To}vn�J ager -- APPROVED AS TO FORM: SERVICE ENTRANCE DISCONNECT AND UTILITY REVENUE METER PER N.E.C. AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS LINE SIDE TAP O 20/120V LOW VOLTAGE FIBER OPTIC PULL BOX SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUIT; 250V LOW VOLTAGE CONDUITS 3'x3'x #6 AWG BOND DEPTH REQUIRED CONCRETE PAD \-2" SLEEVE GROUND ROD Turner Engineers, Inc. ILLUSTRATION A - TYPICAL ELEVATION VIEW Consulting Engineers T.,s I.Ny Si. Av.. s°n. izoo omme, ]x s:os CITY OF WESTLAKE ]v. xu-ro-sxm iLL 1th3]B-6]]1 71l Job Number. 164i) D1 DATE' 05-19-00 01AWHW.E.C. OESIGN V.F. OC V.F. I AWO V.F. --------------- RESIDENC LOW VOLTAGEO STUB UP AND CAP — LOW VOLTAGE PULL BOX SERVICE ENTRANCE DISCONNECT AND REVENUE METER GECI DUPLEX WEATHER PROOF GFCI DUPLEX L PAD TYPICAL SERVICE PROVIDER UTILITY EASEMENT Turner Engineers, Inc. ILLUSTRATION B - TYPICAL PLAN VIEW ConsuNing Engineem 4 GrMill°na T.-9 Gnenr"' Are. Sulle 1340 Uolloq iM ]406 A, CITY OF WESTLAKE lEL 2......-5240 cu. 21h6e-6}i3 rn -.e x�n,e.� 1640 DA L DATE: 05-19-00 4..W.E.C. Lss.xV.F. oG U. APDL V.F. i BAT I solemnly swear that a true and correct copy of the Public Notice Ordinance No. 363 was published in THE KELLER CITIZEN, a newspaper having general circulation in the counties of Denton and Tarrant, and that the dates that said issues of the newspaper bore in which such notice was published were September 19, 2000. A copy of the notice as published, clipped from the newspaper is attached hereto. Pam Nolte, Classified Ad Manager THE STATE OF TEXAS § CK•141k1[ ikVAre x=17 BY. Pam Nolte 0 this 27th day of September, 2000, to certify which witness my hand and seal of office. Notary Public, State of Texas Printed Name of Notary My commission expires ,� Std of T =o��G�nilt�. . /2712fli�