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Development Guidelines

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The development guidelines displayed on this website are provided to builders, developers and contractors for information purposes only. The rate schedules provided electronically are not the official documents on file with LUS. If there are any discrepancies between the documents displayed electronically and the official documents on file, the official documents will prevail.

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Table of Contents

I. Contact Persons

II. Electrical Procedures 

III. Water and Wastewater Procedures 

Appendix A – Electrical Forms

1.) Owners Acknowledgment Form for Electrical Service
2.) Electrical Load Summary Form  

Appendix B – General Specifications for Commercial Underground Electrical Construction 

Appendix C – Detailed Specifications for Commercial Underground Electrical Construction 

Appendix D – General Specifications for Residential Underground Electrical Construction 

Appendix E – Detailed Specifications for Residential Underground Electrical Construction 

Appendix F – Electric Agreement for Residential Development Underground Line Extension (Subdivision) 

Appendix G – Electric Agreement for Residential Development Underground Line Extension (Apartments/Townhouses) 

Appendix H – Water/Wastewater Forms 

Appendix I – Water/Wastewater Specifications 

Appendix J – Water/Wastewater Detail Drawings 

IV. Electric Specifications 

V. Standards for Arterial Street Lighting 

Appendix A – Details