Res P-99-85RESOLUTION NO. P-99-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES UW 99-01
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 278-170-16
WHEREAS, Underground Waiver UW 99-01, submitted by Raymond Sims,
Applicant, requests Council to waive the requirement to underground 662 linear feet of
overhead utility lines and poles along the north length of the property located on the north
side of Lake Poway Road and north of Lakeview Road, the RR-C zone; and
WHEREAS, the undergrounding o1: d lead to the destruction of mature
vegetation which helps to shield and provide privacy to adjoining properties to the north;
and
WHEREAS, the likelihood that an undergrounding district will be formed which will
affect th -I lines in the future; and a deed covenant is required which precludes
opposition to a future undergrounding district should one be formed and agrees to pay a
pro rata share toward the undergounding costs; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 1999, the City Council held a hearing to solicit
from the public, both pro and con, relative to this application.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby
follows:
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The project is found to be Categorically Exempt, Class 1, under the provisions of the
California E Iai Quality Act in that it is an existing facility.
City Council Resolution No. 91-003 sets forth the criteria by which an underground
waiver may be granted. The criteria includes a provision for a waiver where
overhead d substantially red imf . -I with
new utility service. The removal and undergrounding of the existing lines would
cause substantial damage in the form of rock blasting and removal
of large mature trees and shrubs.
;ion:
The City Council hereby approves Underground Waiver 99-01.
__ Resolution No. P- 99 - 85
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway, State of
California, this 14th day of December 1999.
ATTEST:
nne Peoples,
C~ty Cie k
Michael ~
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Lod Anne Peoples, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify under penalty
of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution, No. P- 99 - 85 , was duly adopted by the City
Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 14th day of December 1999, and that
it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: GOLDBY,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
EMERY, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
City of Poway