Town of Southold, NY
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2023-10-10
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 237 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article V Removal of Utility Poles
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 9 Assessors
- Ch 13 Committees, Appointment of
- Ch 17 Community Preservation Fund and Community Housing Fund
- Ch 21 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 26 Ethics
- Ch 30 Expenses of Town Officers
- Ch 34 Housing Fund
- Ch 38 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 47 Personnel
- Ch 51 Police Department
- Ch 55 Public Hearings, Notice of
- Ch 59 Records
- Ch 64 Transportation Access Management
- Ch 68 Youth Board
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 70 Agricultural Lands Preservation
- Ch 71 Agricultural Advisory Committee
- Ch 72 Agricultural Uses
- Ch 75 Alarm Systems
- Ch 79 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 83 Animals
- Ch 88 Bicycles
- Ch 92 Bingo and Games of Chance
- Ch 96 Boats, Docks and Wharves
- Ch 100 Buildings, Unsafe; Property Maintenance
- Ch 104 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 106 Cannabis
- Ch 111 Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
- Ch 117 Sanitary Flow Credits, Transfer of
- Ch 121 Domestic Partnerships
- Ch 126 Electrical Inspections
- Ch 130 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 135 (Reserved)
- Ch 139 Filming
- Ch 144 Fire Prevention and Building Code Administration
- Ch 148 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 157 Harbor Management
- Ch 161 Highway Specifications
- Ch 163 Hunting
- Ch 166 Junkyards
- Ch 170 Landmark Preservation
- Ch 172 Lighting, Outdoor
- Ch 174 Littering
- Ch 177 Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking
- Ch 180 Noise, Prevention of
- Ch 185 Open Space Preservation
- Ch 189 Parking
- Ch 193 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 197 Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Retail Merchants
- Ch 205 Public Entertainment and Special Events
- Ch 207 Rental Permits
- Ch 211 Salvage Centers
- Ch 215 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 219 Shellfish and Other Marine Resources
- Ch 228 Soil Removal
- Ch 233 Solid Waste
- Ch 236 Stormwater Management
- Ch 237 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 237 Art V Removal of Utility Poles
- § 237-30 Legislative intent and purpose.
- § 237-31 Definitions.
- § 237-32 Removal of damaged or double utility poles.
- § 237-33 Penalties for offenses.
- Ch 240 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 245 Taxation
- Ch 249 Tobacco Advertising
- Ch 253 Tourist and Trailer Camps
- Ch 260 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 264 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 268 Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 275 Wetlands and Shoreline
- Ch 277 Wind Energy
- Ch 280 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A290 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-8-2012 by L.L. No. 7-2012]
A.Â
Utility
poles located within the Town are often damaged by traffic accidents,
aging, and/or adverse weather conditions and, as a result, may compromise
the health, safety and welfare of Town residents. Utility companies
may replace damaged poles with new poles directly next to, or in close
proximity to, the damaged pole. However, the damaged pole remains
in place, leaving both an eyesore and a threat to the safety of nearby
residents.
B.Â
This article
seeks to address this issue by requiring that damaged and double utility
poles be removed in a timely manner and authorizes penalties against
utilities if they fail to comply with this requirement. Ultimately,
the Town seeks the removal of aesthetically unpleasant, damaged utility
poles on roadways, while ensuring the public's safety as they travel
such roads.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purpose of this article, have the meanings as herein defined.
Any word or term not noted below shall be used with a meaning as defined
in Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language,
unabridged (or latest edition).
Any utility pole that is located directly next to, or in
close proximity to, and is shorter in height than, another utility
pole.
Any corporation, authority, or other entity that provides
electric, telephone, cable television or other telecommunications
service to the residents of the Town of Southold.
When the Superintendent of Highways determines that a utility
pole in a highway or right-of way is damaged and/or a double pole,
the Superintendent shall notify the utility that owns or operates
the pole that it must remove said pole within 20 days of written notice
or be subject to penalty.
A penalty of $250 shall be assessed for each day the pole is
left standing beyond the period for removal.
