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ORDINAl'iCE l'i0.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTIONS
l8. 44.070 ",NO 18.44,080 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO 14UNICIPAL CODE
TO PERlUT ~1:,!VEP. OF THE REQUIREHENT TO L'Nt'ERGROUND EXISTI~TG
UT1Ll'!'Y LINES \'IHEN CERTAU! CRI'!'ERIA ARE I<'ET. I
THE HAYOR .'\1']) COt1MON CO~:':IL OF "''''E CITY OF SAN BERNARDH'O
DO ORDAIN AG ~OLLO~S;
SECTION 1. Section l8.44.070 Subsec~ion N of the San
Be,,'nardino Vunicip"l Code is hereby a;ocenr1erl as follows:
"N. Existinu overhead utility 1 il"'cs, including, but; ;10t
limited to electrical, telephone, cable television, and street
light service, shall be placed underc:round. This requirert'.ent
shall apply to all such lines traversing the development, or
along either side of streets adjoinin~ the subdivision, except
for electrical transmission lines of 33 KVA anG above.
Distribution lines of 33 KVA and below shall be undergrounde6.
';here one line is exempt, all lines on t.hat pole shall be
exeIT'.?t, Arrange::\ents, including pa,!~ent of costs, shall be
made b~' the subdivider with the serving utility company (5).
Undergrounding of ~tility structures nay be done by the
subdivider, with rermission from the ~erving utility.
For subdivisions with frontages of less than three h~ndred
feet, the Director of Public works/City Engineer
may accept a cash payment frof'". Ll'e sulxl.ivicler, in lieu of
undergrounding the lines. Payments .,ill be based upon a written
estimate of the short forn unit Lust from the serving utility
company(s), and will reflect thc :ubclivision's proportionate
share of the estic.-:\ted cost :'ur under<crountlinCT the lines over
the entire section.
In the evcnt that prope:ty on the oprosite side of the
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street is vacant, and intended to be served by the service line
across the street, the subdivision shall pay fifty percent of
the estimated cost of undergrounding. When the vacant property
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is developea, developer shall pay the remaining fifty percent
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of the cost of undergrounding. The cost of undergrounding shall
De calculated to exclude the cost of street crossings; the
entire cost to underground street crossing lines shall be borne
by the propert:{ served by the crossing lines. The developer
nay choose to perform the undergrounding instead of paying fifty
percent of the cost. ~owever, if he chooses this option, he
shall pay one huncired percent of conversion.
All payments shall be deposited into a line item account
for undergrounding utilities within the area. In no event
Ghall the total of payments received exceed the estimated cost
for undergroundinq utilities along that section of street.
For the purpose of this subsection, surface mounted
transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter
cabinets, and other associated equipffient for an underground
system may be placed above ground.
An appeal may be submitted to the !'''ayor and COnllnon
Council for a waiver of the requirerr-ents of this subsection,
due to topographic conditions, soil or other factors
that render undergrounding unreasonable or impractical. All
appeals shall.be in writing, and shall state the reason why
undergrounding is unreasonable or impractical~ Appeals shall
include a prelin~inarv estirr,ate of cost, in writing, from the
serving utilit:' conpany(s);"
SECTION 2. Section l8. 44. CJ80 of the San Ben,aruino
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Municipal Code is amended by adding Subsection E to read as
follows:
"E. Relocate or provide for the relocation of any
underground or overhead utility, including irrigation lines,
the relocation of which is necessitated by development of the
subdivision. Relocation may entail undergrounding of existing
overhead utility lines, as required by Section l8.44.070
Subsection N of the Code."
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a
meeting thereof, held on
the
day of
, 1987, by the followinq
vote, to wit:
AYES:
Council Members
NAYS:
ABSENT:
City Clerk
The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
day
of
, 1987.
Mayor of the City of San Bernardino
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