Res 86-072RESOLUTION NO. 86-072
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR THE
WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR
UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 86-026
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish equitable stan-
dards for the waiver of the requirement to underground utilities.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Poway City Council
adopts the following:
SECTION I: Requirements for Waiver of Undergrounding of
Utilities
City Council may waive the undergrounding of utilities when the
following criteria are met:
ao
Be
Ce
The development is in an RR-A zoned area not served by
City water, and can be further subdivided if City water is
extended in the future to serve that area; or the proposed
project shall be in an area of predominantly overhead ser-
vice, and new poles will not be added as a result of the
service, unless the closest service point is over 1,000
feet away; or the new building site is the last lot to be
developed in an area where all surrounding properties are
served by overhead lines; and
The proposed area for waiver on a project shall not
be along a Circulation Element road; and
The applicant shall record a deed covenant agreeing
not to oppose an undergrounding district and to pay a
pro rata share of future undergrounding costs.
Upgrading of existing overhead facilities and additions of
cable or lines to existing overhead utility poles by the
utility shall be permitted overhead.
These waiver provisions shall not apply to building ser-
vices. All new buildings shall have underground services.
In the case of a request for a waiver of undergrounding require-
ments for Minor Development Reviews of single family homes, the
Director of Planning Services may grant such a waiver subject to
the criteria described above.
SECTION II: Resolution 86-026 is hereby rescinded.
Resolution No. 86-072
Page 2
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 24th day of June, 1986.
ATTEST:
Mary , Deputy Mayor
Major~e ~. Whalsten, City Clerk