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Home My WebLink About63-Public Works File No. RP 88-120 CITY .OF SAN BERNARDI"O - REQUF.sT FOA COUNCIL Ar'~ION From: ::1:: Request for Waiver of Requ u (,. ROGER G. HARDGRAVE REC'O.-ADMllSulillOt! ment to Underground Utili Lie,; _.. . " 2: 411 Expansion of Omnitrans Fac U j t~. Publ:Lc Works/Eng~neer~ne99 APR 27 PM Northwest Corner of Medi(~'l ('e'\te Drive & 5th Street 4-06-89 .-- -- --- Dept: Date: Synopsis of Previous Council action: 06-15-87 -- Resolution No. 87-189 adopted rev~s~ng Standard Re- quirement No. II, relating to undergrounding of utility lines by new development. 09-21-87 -- City Engineer and City Attorney directed to prepare a revision to the existing Standard Requirement No. II, relating to undergrounding utilities. 03-08-88 -- Resolution No. 88-65, revising effective date for Standard Requirement No. 11, adopted. Recommended motion: That the request .from Omnitrans, by letter of 4-05-89, for a waiver to underground the existing overhead utility line along 6th Street, in connection with construction of an administration building and appurtenant facilities, be denied. cc: Jim Robbins Jim Richardson Brad Kilger ~/7 ~L{(' Signa ure Contact person: Roqer G. Hardqrave Staff Report, Site Plan ~nn T.~~""t:I,... Phone: -5.ll2 5 ._ _ All Supporting data attached: Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: N/A Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: 75-02S2 --~.-- Agenda Item NO..-" ___._. e'" OF SAN _RNARD~ - REQUIJr FOR COUNCIL ACt(ON STAFF REPORT Omnitrans has submitted plans in application for a permi t to expand their complex, on the northwest corner of Medical Center Drive and 5th Street, by construction of a new administration building and appurtenant facilities. Their site extends to 6th Street, as shown on the attached plan. There are existing overhead utility lines along 5th Street and 6th Street. One of the conditions of approval, established by the Developmental Review Committee, was that all existing overhead utilities adjacent to or traversing the site be undergrounded. This condition was imposed pursuant to Reso- lution No. 88-65. The Omnitrans parcel extends to 6th Street. However, there will be no access to 6th Street. The dimensions of this site are 586' along Medical Center Drive, and 700' along 5th Street and 6th Street. The letter of 4-5-89, from Mr. Robert E. Chafin, requests a waiver for the requirement to underground the utili- ties along 6th Street. This appeal is based upon the fact that they will not be taking any service from this line and it is difficult to secure the necessary funds from 13 cities and the County. A reference is made to the Subdivision Ordinance, Title 18 of the Municipal Code. This code section does not apply, since there is no application for subdividing the parcel. The site meets the criteria set forth in Resolution No. 88-65 for undergrounding utilities. The voltage of the line along 6th Street is under the limit prescribed in the resolu- tion. Therefore, there is no basis for granting a waiver from the requirement to underground utilities. In view of the absence of authorization to grant a waiver, we recommend that the request be denied. 4-06-89 ",_(J~j,.l -'"',"" .....',." ., ........,0' """" AT'l'ACHMENT ~ ,I! o . ....... ''III!!''', '.' r a- ! . ~ . ~ ~ I I fl , t . .. ...., - '" , --- I ~ 'S: I' I H I ir I' II rl , I'!! I t '. -----.. ' --. ITll' , Ii! I ; i II' II tin--," ,:~' I~;: ,'1:[ ~/ . ,L~___~___~, ,~ , i I, I ' ., .r ~" .1 ' /...,; ,- t<,...f !" r'l .,. I 'I . '.: : i ___....---l I '..... II Ill,' , ';e' t~ - r ii, \' ,~,~: . I , I~ : ' ~. : ~. i -, ~: ~'. ~_" I ,: i :', K-. ,- . t / 11 . .1, ./ / .. 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This letter is written to request a waiver of this require- ment, with respect to the overhead utility lines, along our nor- thern property line boundary at Sixth Street. Our architects, Ruhnau, McGavin, Ruhnau/Associates, have designed the proposed project to be located immediately north of Fifth Street, at the approximate center of our existing parcel. Accordingly, all power will be taken from the Fifth Street side 0f our property. Based upon this design criterion, we do not f0resee a problem with securing the necessary funding for under- ground utilities along Fifth Street. We do see a serious problem in obtaining funding for the placement of underground utilities along Sixth Street. The utilities along this street serve single facility dwellings across Sixth Street, and to the north. As such, these utilities are outside of the project area, and do not provide any direct benefit or value to the project. As a public agency, OMNITRANS has been required to generate Board based support from 13 cities, the County of San Bernardino, and the Federal government, to construct the proposed facility in the City of San Bernardino. The approximately $3,500,000 cost of construction, will be shared on the basis of 80% Federal, and 20% local funding. Since all Federal funds have been programmed for the next five years, we would be required to request the addi- tional funds, for placement of underground utilities along Sixth , ~)MNlrRANS . Public Transit Service. 1700 West Fifth Street. San Bemordino. CA 92411 . (714) 889-oB11 ,.-"... ~ -- '- , Roger Hardgrave April 5, 1989 Page No. 2 Street, from all of our local agencies, including the City of San Bernardino. We do not feel that a request of this nature is ap- propriate, particularly in view of the many benefits this facil- ity will add ,to the immediate area and to the Westside of the City of San Bernardino. Although Resolution No. 88-65 requires that all existing overhead utility lines be placed underground, the City of San Bernardino's Subdivision Ordinance, Title 18, Subsection 18.44. 070 states that. "This subsection shall not apply to telephone trans- mission lines or electric transmission lines, or other lines which do not provide service to the area being subdivided; .. We request that our project be considered in the same manner as a subdivision, and that a waiver of this requirement be granted, particularly in view of the fact that, like the sub- division, the utility lines in question, will not provide ser- vice to the project. We look forward to your favorable consideration of our request, and to working with you and your staff in completing this project. Very truly yours. Q~L Rf.C.mre ee. Ruhnau, McGavin, Ruhnau/Associates Brad L. Kilger, Planning Director