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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-065 ... ~,,, 04 . ' -. ., . ' ~'. . . . ,. ~ \ . " f .... -~ ... # .. . ~.. 1 2 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY 4 OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: RESOLUTION NO. 88-65 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING STANDARD REQUIREMENT NO. 11 RELATING TO UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES. 5 SECTION 1. Pursuant to San Bernardino Municipal Code 6 Section 18.44.070, the following requirement for undergrounding 7 8 utility lines is hereby adopted: "Standard Requirement No. 11 9 10 11 limited to electrical, telephone, cable television, and street 12 13 14 15 16 17 A. REQUIREMENT FOR UNDERGROUND (1) All existing overhead utility lines including, but not light service, shall be placed underground, subject to the exemptions set forth herein. (2 ) The requirement to underground shall apply to all utility lines traversing a development, or installed along either side of the streets and alleys adjoining the development, except for electrical lines in excess of 33 KVA or greater. Where one 18 line is exempt, all parallel lines on that same pole shall be 19 20 21 22 23 exempt. (3 ) (a) Any single lot development on an R-l or R-2 zoned parcel; or (b) Any single lot development of one acre or less (net after dedications required as a condition of development) in 24 any zone, shall be exempt from this standard requirement. This 25 exemption shall not apply where the requirement to underground, 26 utilities is imposed as a condition for approval of a subdivision 27 map or parcel map. 28 1-26-88 1 .. . ... ..~ . .. , -, J ~ . .., .c , ',~ : 1 .'.....~ "'- *' 1 (4) The financial liability imposed by this standard 2 requirement shall not exceed 10% of the valuation of the project 3 as determined for building permit fees. 4 (5) Standard Requirement No. 11 shall not apply to the 5 remodeling of existing buildings where the cost of remodeling is 6 less than 50% of the replacement cost of the existing structure 7 as determined for building permit fees. 8 (6) Standard Requirement No. 11 shall apply to any project 9 for which a building permit has not been issued as of date of 10 this resolution. 11 B. PAYMENT FOR COSTS OF UNDERGROUNDING 12 (1) Arrangements, including payment of costs, shall be 13 made by the developer directly with the serving utility 14 company(s). Undergrounding of utility structures may be done by 15 the developer, with permission from the serving utility. 16 (2) For developments with frontages of less than 300 feet, 17 the Director of Public Works/City Engineer may accept a cash 18 payment from the developer, in lieu of immediate undergrounding 19 of the lines. Payments will be based upon a written estimate of 20 the short unit cost from the serving utility company(s), and will 21 reflect the development's proportionate share of the estimated 22 cost for undergrounding the lines over the entire area adopted by 23 the Public Works/City Engineer pursuant to Section (C) (1) hereof. 24 Determination may be made by the Public Works/City Engineer at 25 the time any application is made to pay fees pursuant to this 26 subsection. 27 28 1-26-88 2 ~ ... ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ~ ." "',4, .. -{.' . '" . : " , . :....: ~. , . (3) A developer with a frontage of any length may elect to enter into an agreement with the City to defer the undergrounding until the utility lines along the frontage of one or more of the adjoining parcels are undergrounded. Such agreement shall require the cost of the undergrounding, as determined pursuant to Subsection (B) (2) to be made in semi-annual payments over a period of five years. Said agreement shall be secured by a bond, or security interest in the subject real property. (4) A developer with a frontage of any length may petition the City to establish an assessment district to fulfill the requirement for undergrounding utilities. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy or Conditional Certificate of Occupancy for any structure in the subject development, developer shall 14 have an assessment district in place or shall have made provision 15 for undergrounding pursuant to Sections (B) (1) through (3) 16 hereof. 17 (5) In the event that property on the opposite side of any 18 street or highway from the property line along which 19 undergrounding is required is vacant, and a single set of poles 20 carry the overhead utility lines for both sides of such street or 21 highway, the developer shall pay fifty percent of the estimated 22 cost of undergrounding. When the vacant property is developed, 23 the developer of such property shall, as a condition of the 24 issuance of building permits, be required to pay the remaining 25 fifty percent of the cost of such undergrounding. Where such 26 property is not vacant, or more than one set of poles carry 27 utility lines along the street or highway, developer shall pay 28 the full cost of undergrounding as required herein. 1-26-88 3 ~ . --r .... '" ~.... .... .. . --, .. .. <I. t ., . ~ ,-' '".. '. ..... \' A, ...~ \ .... "\> 1 (6) Any other provision herein notwithstanding, the entire 2 cost to underground street crossing lines shall be borne by the 3 property served by such crossing lines. 4 (C) DEPOSIT OF PAYMENTS 5 (1) All payments collected pursuant to this section shall 6 be deposited into a line item account for undergrounding 7 utilities. Separate accounts shall be maintained for 8 undergrounding in different geographic areas throughout the City, 9 the number and size of such areas shall be as determined by the 10 Director of Public Works/City Engineer. 11 (2) In no event shall the payments from developers on both 12 sides of the street exceed the total estimated cost for 13 undergrounding utilities along that section of street plus 14 reasonable costs of administering this section as established by 15 resolution of the Mayor and Common Council. 16 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 17 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 18 Bernardino at a reqular meeting thereof, held on the 19 7th day of March , 1988, by the following vote, 20 to wit: 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AYES: Council Members Estrada, Flores. Maudsley. Minor, Miller NAY S : None ABSENT: Council Members Reillv, Pooe-Ludlam /"? .f ~~~/t'L:?@~/ ./ City Clerk 1-26-88 4 I . ..,. , -4t" ~ ... ...... Ufid~tgT'dvn.d ing Ut i 1 i ties , . ... r '" of. ,~ , '.. ~ "", ~_:.~..: - <- 1 2 of The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this [Pt~, day March , 1988. /- .. .) ~-:<'--- /7 ----) / "1 _ ~ ,C>(./{;:./1/ ~_ I }\r(j (~-C' y/ __._ Mayor of thd City ,6f San Bern~rdino 5