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CI~OF SAN BERNARDIQ) - REQUEO FOR COUNCIL
From: Ralph H. Prince
Subject: Undergrounding Utility Lines
Dept: City Attorney
One: May 5, 1987
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
4/30/87
Legislative Review Committee recommended approval
of proposed ordinance and resolution regarding
undergrounding utility lines.
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
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Signature
Contact penon: Cynthia Grace
Phone:
5056
Supporting deta eUlched: Yes
Wlrd:
N/A
FUNDING REOUlREMENTS:
Amount:
None
Source: (ACCT. NO.)
(ACCT. DESCRIPTION)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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RESOLUTION NO.
RE~OLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING
STP~IDARD REQUIREMENT NO. 11 RELATING TO UNDERGROUNDING UTILITY
LINES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to San Bernardino Municipal Code
Section 18.44.070, the following requirement for un~ergrounding
utility lines is hereby adopted:
"Standard Requirement No. 11
11. All existing overhead utility lines, including, but
not limited to electrical, telephone, cable television, and
street light service, shall be placed underground. This
requirement shall apply to all such lines traversing the
development, or installed along either side of streets
adjoining the development, except for electrical transmission
lines of 33 KVA and above; distribution lines of 33 KVA and
below shall be undergrounded. Where one line is exempt, all
lines on that pole shall be exempt. Arrangements, including
payment of costs, shall be made by the developer with the
serving utility company(s). Undergrounding of utility
structures may be done by the developer, wi th perr~ission from
the serving utility.
For developments with small frontages, the Director of
Public Works/City Engineer may accept a cash payment froffi the
developer, in lieu of undergrounding the lines. Payments will
be based upon a written estimate of the short form unit cost
from the serving utility cOEpany(s), and will reflect the
development's proportionate share of the estimated cost for
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1 undergrounding the lines over the entire section.
2 In the event that property on the opposite side of the
3 street is vacant, the developer shall pay fifty percent of the
4 estimated cost of undergrounding. When the vacant property is
5 developed it will pay the remaining fifty percent of the cost
6 of undergrounding. The cost of undergrounding shall be
7 calculated to exclude the cost of street crossings; the entire
8 cost to underground street crossing lines shall be borne by
9 the property served by the crossing lines.
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All payments .!ill be deposited
into a line item account
the area~In no event
for undergrounding utilities within
shall the payments from developers on both sides of the street
exceed the total estimated cost for undergrounding utilities
along that section of street.
Standard Requirement No. 11 shall not apply to the
remodeling of existing buildings where the cost of remodeling
is less than 50% of the replacement cost of the existing
structure.
Standard Requirement No. 11 shall apply to any project
for which a building permit has not been issued.
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."\11 appeal from this requirement may be subr.~itted to the
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Mayor and Common Council pursuant to San Bernardino ~1unicipal
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Code section 18.44.070 Subsection N."
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25 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
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ABSENT:
City Clerk
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
of
, 1987.
Kayor of the City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form:
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