Res 91-003RESOLUTION NO. 91-003
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. 90-117
WHEREAS,
standards for
utilities; and
the City Council wishes to establish equitable
the waiver of the requirement to underground
WHEREAS, Section 17.08.190(E) of the Poway Municipal Code
allows for the requirement for undergrounding existing utility
connections by the City Council in accordance with criteria and
provisions adopted by resolution of the City Council.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Poway city Council
adopts the following:
Section I: Policy Concerninq Waiver of Requirement to
Underground Utilities
IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CITY OF POWAY THAT:
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The Director of Planning Services may grant a waiver from
the requirement to underground utility service under any
of the following circumstances:
The development is a single-family home, or
accessory structure, approved by Minor Devel-
opment Review in the RR-A or RR-B4 zone (re-
gardless of necessity of placing new poles);
The development is a single-family home, or
accessory structure, approved by Minor Devel-
opment Review in an area of predominantly
overhead service and new poles will not be
added as a result of the service;
The development is a single-family home, or
accessory structure, approved by Minor Devel-
opment Review and is located on the last lot
to be developed in an area where all surround-
ing properties are served by overhead lines;
The requirement is to underground existing
lines for a subdivision which creates no more
than one additional lot and is in the RR-A or
RR-B4 zone, or is in an area of predominantly
overhead service.
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The requirement is to underground existing lines in
conjunction with an addition of 750 square feet or
more to an existing single-family home and the
following conditions apply~
The property is in an area served by overhead
utilities and it is unlikely that the utili-
ties will be relocated underground in the
foreseeable future, and;
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Trenching required for the undergrounding
would disrupt mature landscaping which would
otherwise remain intact or would cross a paved
street.
The city Council may grant a waiver of the requirement
to underground existing utility service for non-profit
uses or where overhead service would substantially
reduce environmental impacts associated with new utility
service.
Where less than 1,000 feet of overhead lines are to be
undergrounded, the property owner shall have the option
of paying an in-lieu fee to be established by resolution
of the City Council.
When a waiver from the requirement to underground utili-
ties is granted, the following shall apply:
The waiver does not apply to the service to the
structure; lines between the structure and the
nearest pole must be underground. If new poles are
added, the closest pole to the structure must be at
least 40 feet away unless it is located on a prop-
erty line;
Ail new service required in conjunction with a
subdivision, whether on- or off-site, is required
to be underground;
Whenever a waiver is granted, whether by the
Director of Planning Services or by the City Coun-
cil, the property owner shall record a deed covenant
agreeing not to oppose an undergrounding district
and to pay. a pro rata share of future undergrounding
costs.
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Upgrading of existing overhead facilities and additions
of cable or lines to existing overhead utility poles by
the utility shall be permitted overhead. The placement
of additional poles will be considered by the City
Council where it is determiend to be beneficial.
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Upgrading and relocation of existing overhead electrical
service to single-family homes shall be permitted to
remain overhead except in conjunction with an addition
of 750 square feet or more.
Section II: Resolution 90-117 is hereby rescinded.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of california, this 8th day ~f January, 1991.
ATTEST: ~~'~'- ~/~
Marjorie ~K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
Ol~th, Mayor
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do
hereby certify, under the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
Resolution, No. 91~003 , was duly adopted by the city Council
at a meeting of said City Council held on the 8th day of
Janua~ , 1991, and that is was so adopted by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
EMERY, HIGGINSON, MCINTYRE~ SNESKO, GOLDSMITH
NONE
NONE
ABSENT:
NONE
Marjorie\ K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City of poway