35-A §2516. Permits for moving buildings, cutting wires, removing poles; expenses; damages
§2516. Permits for moving buildings, cutting wires, removing poles; expenses; damages The following provisions apply to permits for moving buildings, cutting wires and removing poles. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 1. Permit required to cut wires and remove poles. A person may not cut, disconnect or remove the wires or poles […]
35-A §2517. Revocation of location; hearings
§2517. Revocation of location; hearings 1. Revocation of pole location by municipal officers. When the municipal officers of a municipality having a population of more than 40,000 inhabitants determine, after notice and hearing, that public safety and the public welfare require the revocation of a location for poles for conveying electricity or for the transmission […]
35-A §2518. Joint use of poles
§2518. Joint use of poles 1. Municipality may order joint use of poles. Subject to the provisions of sections 711 and 8302, the municipal officers may, after notice and hearing, order any wires used for conveying electric current or the transmission of telephone messages and attached to poles located in a public street or way […]
35-A §2519. Power and authority conferred are additional
§2519. Power and authority conferred are additional The power and authority conferred on municipal officers under sections 2517 and 2518 are in addition to those vested in municipal officers under sections 2501 to 2507 and 2512. Nothing in sections 2517 and 2518 may be construed as giving to any party the right of appeal from […]
35-A §2520. Affixing wires and structures; consent of building owner required
§2520. Affixing wires and structures; consent of building owner required Every person maintaining or operating a telephone or electrical line or anyone who in any manner affixes, causes to be affixed or enters upon the property of another for the purpose of affixing a structure, fixture, wire or other apparatus to the building of another […]
35-A §2521. Fees of municipal officers (REPEALED)
§2521. Fees of municipal officers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 490, §C8 (RP).
35-A §2522. Maintenance of utility facilities
§2522. Maintenance of utility facilities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transmission and distribution utility or entity authorized under section 2301 to construct lines may trim, cut or remove by cutting trees located within the public right-of-way of a public way and may trim or cut portions of trees encroaching upon the public right-of-way […]
35-A §2523. Street lights; use of poles
§2523. Street lights; use of poles This section governs street lights that are attached to utility poles in the public way. [PL 2013, c. 369, Pt. E, §1 (NEW).] 1. Ownership and maintenance options. On or after October 1, 2014, a transmission and distribution utility shall provide the following options to municipalities for street […]
35-A §2524. Municipal access to poles
§2524. Municipal access to poles 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Make-ready work” means the rearrangement or transfer of existing facilities, replacement of a pole, complete removal of any pole replaced or any other changes required to make space available […]
35-A §2501. Applicability
§2501. Applicability 1. Applicability of chapter 25. All persons engaged in the business of the transmission of communications or electricity are subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities prescribed in this chapter. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2. Applicability of section 2503. Except as otherwise provided, a person may not construct […]