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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-77 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 86-77 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING OF EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIES. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga wishes to remove unsightly existing overhead utility lines in order to promote a more aesthetic and desirable working and living environment within the City; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a policy to inform property owners and developers of the City goal . NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and established that all developments, unless specifically waived by the Planning Commission, shall be responsible for undergrounding all existing overhead utility lines including the removal of the related supporting poles adjacent to the limits of a development as follows: 1. Lines on the project side of the street*: a. Said lines shall be undergrounded at the developer's expense. b. In those circumstances where the Planning Commission decides that undergrounding is impractical at present for such reasons as a short length of undergrounding (less than 300 feet and not undergrounded adjacent), a heavy concentration of services to other users, disruption to existing improvements, etc. , the Developer shall pay an in-lieu fee for the full amount per Section 6. c. The Developer shall be eligible for reimbursement of one- half the cost of undergrounding from future developments as they occur on the opposite side of the street. 2. Lines on the opposite side of the street from the project: The Developer shall pay a tee to the City for one-half the amount per Section 6. 3. Lines on both sides of the street: The Developer shall comply with Section 1 above and be eligible for reimbursement or pay additional fees so that he bears a total expense equivalent to one-half the total cost of undergrounding the lines on both sides of the street. 4. Pole lines containing 66KV or larger electrical lines: All lines shall be undergrounded or in-lieu fees paid in accordance with Sections 1, 2 or 3, above, except for 66 KV or larger electrical lines. 5. Limits of Responsibilities: a. In-lieu fees: The fee shall be based upon the length of the property being developed from property line to property line or the center of adjacent streets (alley, railroad or channel right-or-way, etc. ) for corner properties. b. Undergounding: Undergrounding shall extend to: (1) the first existing pole off-site from the project boundaries, (2) a new pole erected at a project boundary or across the street (alley, railroad, or channel right- of-way, etc. ) for corner properties, or (3) an existing pole within 5 feet of a project boundary (not at a corner). 6. Fee Amount: The amount for in-lieu fees shall equal the length (Per Section 5.a) times the unit amount as established by the City Council based upon information supplied by the utility companies and as updated periodically as deemed necessary. * All references to streets shall also mean alleys, railroad or channel rights-of-way, etc. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 28TH DAY OF MAY, 1986. PLANii'r ' ,, MISSIO` !F THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ����.&14 BY: . . lavi .':tfje" ce airman ATTEST: :ra. :u er, lepu y ecre ary I, Brad Buller, Deputy Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 28th day of May, 1986, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: MCNIEL, CHITIEA, BARKER, REMPEL NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: STOUT LOCATION OF 66 KV ELECTRICAL LINES 1 1 . jL------ — — ----- . ------J i E c.Fnn f--- e.n.M 'COLL... • i ♦\ .Me i _ 1 5..1•wl . I J 1 1 ^ -� A.m. !"In • f •y......•.�.r�-. ~/ • I IOM /I Y - C111 14•1.1. © , • • ler • _ 3p � • • -_ E '� .1 t ! E 5 am I W ? 1 1 e N N 3Hc ]TT E A, •1h b�. s 1 Le end MIMI - 66 KV lines NSEW —side of street ® — substation CITY N CIT Or iM: OVERHEAD UTILITIES RANCHO C:UCAMONGA TITLE:LOCATION OF 66KV ELECTRICAL LINES ENGINEERING DIVISION EXHIBIT:, " A "