13.20.080 Connection.

   (A)   Within ten days after the effective date of a resolution adopted pursuant to § 13.20.040, the City Clerk shall notify all affected utilities and all persons owning real property within the district created by the resolution of the adoption thereof. The City Clerk shall further notify such affected property owners of the necessity that, if they or any person occupying such property desire to continue to receive electric, communication or similar or associated service, they or such occupant shall provide all necessary facility changes on their premises so as to receive such service from the lines of the supplying utility or utilities at a new location.

   (B)   Notification by the City Clerk shall be made by mailing a copy of the resolution adopted pursuant to § 13.20.040, together with a copy of the ordinance codified in this chapter to affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized assessment roll and to the affected utilities.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.080.)

13.20.090 Utility company responsibility.

   If underground construction is necessary to provide utility service within a district created by any resolution adopted pursuant to § 13.20.040, the supplying utility shall furnish that portion of the conduits, conductors and associated equipment required to be furnished by it under its applicable rules, regulations and tariffs on file with the Commission.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.090.)

13.20.100 Construction, service connection – Property owner responsibility designated.

   Every person owning, operating, leasing, occupying or renting a building or structure within a district shall construct and provide that portion of the service connection on his or her property between the facilities referred to in § 13.20.090 and the termination facility on or within the building or structure being served. If this required construction is not accomplished by any person within the time provided for in the resolution enacted pursuant to § 13.20.040, the City Engineer shall give notice in writing to the person in possession of such premises and a notice in writing to the owner thereof as shown on the last equalized assessment roll to provide the required underground facilities within ten days after the receipt of the notice.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.100.)

13.20.110 Construction, service connection – Notice.

   The notice to provide the required underground facilities may be given either by personal service or by mail. In case of service by mail on either of such persons, the notice must be deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person in possession of such premises at such premises, and the notice must be addressed to the owner thereof as the owner’s name appears and must be addressed to such owner’s last known address as the same appears on the last equalized assessment roll, and when no address appears, to General Delivery, City of Corona. If notice is given by mail, the notice shall be deemed to have been received by the person to whom it has been sent within 48 hours after the mailing thereof. If notice is given by mail to either the owner or occupant of the premises, the City Engineer shall, within 48 hours after the mailing thereof, cause a copy thereof, printed on a card not less than eight inches by ten inches in size, to be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.110.)

13.20.120 Construction, service connection – City action.

   The notice given by the City Engineer to provide the required underground facilities shall particularly specify what work is required to be done and shall state that if the work is not completed within 30 days after receipt of the notice, the City Engineer will provide such required underground facilities, in which case the cost and expense thereof will be assessed against the property benefitted and become a lien upon the property.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.120.)

13.20.130 Construction, service connection – Disconnection.

   If upon the expiration of the 30 day period the required underground facilities have not been provided, the City Engineer shall forthwith proceed to do the work; provided, however, if such premises are unoccupied and no electric or communications services are being furnished thereto, the City Engineer may in lieu of providing the required underground facilities authorize the disconnection and removal of any and all overhead service wires and associated facilities supplying utility service to the property. Upon completion of the work by the City Engineer, he or she shall file a written report with the City Council setting forth the fact that the required underground facilities have been provided and the cost thereof, together with a legal description of the property against which such cost is to be assessed. The Council shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing protests against the assessment of the cost of such work upon such premises, which said time shall not be less than ten days thereafter.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.130.)

13.20.140 Construction, service connection – Assessment – Protest hearing.

   The City Engineer shall forthwith, upon the time for hearing such protests as described in § 13.20.130 having been fixed, give a notice in writing to the person in possession of such premises and a notice in writing thereof to the owner thereof in the manner provided in § 13.20.110 for the giving of the notice to provide the required underground facilities of the time and place that the Council will pass upon such report and will hear protests against such assessment. The notice shall also set forth the amount of the proposed assessment.

(`78 Code, § 13.20.140.)