§ 190-106. Community facilities.

A. 

Essential services, enclosed or permanent structures. Such uses shall include electric substations, transformers, switches, and auxiliary apparatus serving a distribution area, and water-pumping stations in R Districts, and shall be subject to the following regulations:

(1) 

Such facility shall not be located on a residential street, and shall be so located as to draw a minimum of vehicular traffic to and through such streets.

(2) 

The location, design and operation of such facility shall not adversely affect the character of the surrounding area.

(3) 

Adequate fences, barriers and other safety devices shall be provided and shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of § 190-96.

(4) 

Noise emitted from electrical substations shall not be greater than permitted in accordance with the performance standards set forth herein.

B. 

Essential services, open. Such uses shall be limited to the erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities of underground or overhead gas, electrical steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communications, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, hydrants, and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities, or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings. Where applicable, the landscaping regulations of § 190-96 shall apply.