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CITY OF SAN MARCOS ELECTRIC RULES AND REGULATIONS excess construction cost payment by the customer. B. COMMERCIAL SERVICE The city will construct an overhead primary line extension to provide permanent service to a commercial facility requiring full time service at the regular established rates and minimum monthly charges under the following conditions: 1. GENERAL SERVICE AND SMALL COMMERCIAL a. A standard overhead line extension of up to 1200 feet for single phase service or 400 feet for three phase service, will be provided for General Service and Small Commercial customers requiring full time service to shops, stores, offices and other similar facilities. Non - standard installations and extensions in excess of the above stated footage will only be made if the customer pays the additional cost incident thereto. b. Electric service will be provided to water wells, barns, signs and other non - residential locations from the city's existing primary lines. In situations where the extension of primary facilities is required, the applicant will he required to pay the estimated cost in advance for constructing the extension. 2. LARGE COMMERCIAL- The City will extend standard overhead lines to provide service to a Large Commercial customer requiring full time electric service up to 1200 feet for single phase service or for 400 feet for three phase service. The customer may be required to pay the cost for those situations where the line extension exceeds the length allowed. However, each new Large Commercial facility will be evaluated to determine if the anticipated annual revenues will provide the necessary margins to permit a longer extension. 3 . EXCESS CONSTRUCTION COST DETERMINATION- In the situation where a line extension for electric service exceeds the maximum length provided as a standard by the city, the customer will be required to pay the City, in advance of any construction of the extension, an amount to be determined as follows: The required length of the extension shall be established by a field survey performed by the City. The total length of the extension will be reduced by the maximum allowed for the type of service to obtain the excess construction required stated in feet. The number of feet of excess construction will then be multiplied by the city's Standard Construction Costs for the type of extension required to obtain the amount of the required payment. Where it can be demonstrated that the expected annual revenues (derived from base rates , exclusive of fuel) to be paid by the prospective customer will generate the required margins to cover the total cost of constructing the extension, disregarding any allowance, the city may, at its option, extend service without an excess construction cost payment by the customer. 18