§ 55.006 RETIREMENT OF OVERHEAD FACILITIES.

   (A)   The City Council may determine whether it is in the public interest that all facilities within the city, or within certain districts designated by the city, be permanently placed and maintained underground by a date certain or target date, independently of undergrounding required pursuant to §§ 55.004 and 55.005 of this chapter.

   (B)   The decision to underground must be preceded by a public hearing, and must be proceeded by two weeks’ published notice and not less than 30 days’ written notice to the utilities affected.

   (C)   At the hearing, the Council must consider § 55.008(A) through (D) of this chapter and make findings. Undergrounding may not take place until the City Council has, after hearing and notice, adopted a plan containing § 55.009(B)(1) through (B)(6) of this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 911.06)