SECTION:
11-3-1: Definitions
11-3-2: Public Hearing By Council
11-3-3: Report By City Engineer
11-3-4: Designation Of Underground Utility Districts
11-3-5: Unlawful Acts
11-3-6: Exceptions
11-3-7: Notice To Property Owners And Utility Companies
11-3-8: Utility Companies, Responsibility
11-3-9: Property Owners, Responsibility
11-3-10: City, Responsibility
11-3-11: Extension Of Time
11-3-12: Overhead Utilities Owned by Public Agencies
Whenever in this Chapter the words or phrases defined in this Section are used, they shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the following definitions:
COMMISSION: The Public Utilities Commission of the State of California.
PERSON: Means and includes individuals, firms, corporations, partnerships, and their agents and employees.
POLES, OVERHEAD WIRES AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD STRUCTURES: Poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances located above ground within a district and used or useful in supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service.
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT OR DISTRICT: That area in the City within which poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures are prohibited as such area is described in a resolution adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-3-4 of this Chapter.
UTILITY: Includes all persons or entities supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service by means of electrical materials or devices. (Ord. 718, 6-23-1969)
The Council may from time to time call public hearings to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures within designated areas of the City and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service. The City Clerk shall notify all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and utilities concerned by mail of the time and place of such hearings at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof. Each such hearing shall be open to the public and may be continued from time to time. At each such hearing, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The decision of the Council shall be final and conclusive. (Ord. 718, 6-23-1969)
Prior to holding such public hearing, the City Engineer shall consult all affected utilities and shall prepare a report for submission at such hearing containing, among other information, the extent of such utilities' participation and estimates of the total costs to the City and affected property owners. Such report shall, where feasible, also contain an estimate of the time required to complete such underground installation and removal of overhead facilities. (Ord. 718, 6-23-1969)
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