Chapter 6C — ELECTRIC RATES›Article 6C — II CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE EXTENSION OF ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION AND
Needles Municipal Code § 9.5 Extensions to developer built home, condominium, apartment and mobile home developments
Needles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Needles
Cite as: Needles Municipal Code § 9.5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
9.5.1 Developer shall submit individual home, condominium, apartment and/or mobile home¶
constructions plans, appliances and insulation details to City for review and approval. If the plans meet the responsible resource development basis criteria, City will prepare the electric extension design and an agreement to construct electric distribution facilities, which must be executed prior to extension construction.
9.5.2 The developer shall make a nonrefundable construction advance for the…¶
facilities to the property line of the development. The ending point of this extension shall be the beginning point for the extension within the development. The developer will not be required to advance construction money for the installation of electric facilities within the development, if the following conditions exist:
9.5.2.1 A development construction plan has been submitted to and accepted by City.¶
The plan
may request the development be built in phases or stages. If phases or stages are approved, the developer must agree to any required construction to ensure proper termination of electric facilities, even if such construction is beyond phase boundaries.
9.5.2.2 The construction of homes, condominiums, apartments and/or mobile homes must be¶
planned to begin no further than five hundred (500) feet from the beginning point of the extension within the development, and shall continue to be constructed so no extension to serve an individual home, condominium, apartment or mobile home shall be further than five hundred (500) feet from the existing electric equipment or facilities from which the extension begins. If the extension is further than five hundred (500) feet from the existing electric facilities, the developer shall pay a nonrefundable per foot charge of Five Dollars and Eighty- Five Cents ($5.85), for the additional footage.
9.5.2.3 Developer shall install and maintain electric conduit, equipment pads, vaults and¶
similar equipment until electric facilities are installed by the utility. Maintenance shall include replacement of damaged or “plugged” conduits, equipment pads, vaults and similar equipment. The developer shall reimburse City for any repairs or replacements made by the City during construction because of damage or “plugged” equipment. City may, but shall not be obligated to, make such repairs or replacement while installing facilities.
9.5.2.4 The construction of the underground conduit system must be completed, inspected…¶
approved prior to installation of electric facilities to serve any home, condominium, apartment or mobile home.
9.5.2.5 All installations must be according to City specifications and requirements.¶
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