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(a) The Director, with the approval of the City Administrator, may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of any utility facility which may require support, protection and working around in order to successfully prosecute the construction of public work, to have any such support, protection and working around including as a part of a contract for public work. The cost of any such support, protection and working around a utility facility shall be borne by the owner or operator thereof.
(b) The Director of Transportation may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of any utility facility which may require support, protection and working around in order to successfully prosecute the construction of public work, to have any such support, protection and working around included as a part of a contract for public work. The cost of any such support, protection and working around a utility facility shall be borne by the owner or operator thereof.
(c) The General Manager, with the approval of the Public Utilities Commission, may enter into an agreement with the owner or operator of any utility facility which may require support, protection and working around in order to successfully prosecute the construction of public work, to have any such support, protection and working around included as a part of a contract for public work. The cost of any such support, protection and working around a utility facility shall be borne by the owner or operator thereof.
(Amended by Ord. 445-84, App. 11/13/84; Ord. 140-07, File No. 070621, App. 6/22/2007)
(a) Pursuant to Section 909(a) the Department will provide administration and other necessary services during the progress of the construction. The estimated cost of administration, preparation and supervision of the contract attributable to the work, shall be included in the agreement.
(b) Pursuant to Section 909(b) the Municipal Transportation Agency will provide administration and other necessary service during the progress of the construction. The estimated cost of administration, preparation and supervision of the contract attributable to the work, shall be included in the agreement.
(c) Pursuant to Section 909(c) the Public Utilities Commission will provide administration and other necessary service during the progress of the construction. The estimated cost of administration, preparation and supervision of the contract attributable to the work, shall be included in the agreement.
(Amended by Ord. 445-84, App. 11/13/84; Ord. 140-07, File No. 070621, App. 6/22/2007)
For the purpose of removing poles and placing wires underground, the City shall be divided into districts designated as Underground Districts, which Underground Districts are more particularly described in Order No. 214 (Second Series) and amendments thereto and other ordinances on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board, in the offices of the Director, and collected in a volume entitled "Legislated Underground Districts" and maintained by the Department. The yearly rate to be accomplished by converting from overhead facilities to underground construction shall be in accordance with the limitation imposed by the funds allocated by the Serving Companies for such conversion, as ordered and required by the California Public Utilities Commission.
(Amended by Ord. 223-83, App. 4/28/83; Ord. 140-07, File No. 070621, App. 6/22/2007)
Each Underground District shall be established by Ordinance on streets, public places, or stated areas having existing poles and overhead utility facilities, when required for reasons of public necessity, health, safety, or welfare, and when in the public interest for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) To avoid or eliminate an unusually heavy concentration of overhead distribution facilities;
(b) The street, road or right-of-way is extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(c) The street, road or right-of-way adjoins or passes through a civic area, public recreation area, or an area of unusual scenic interest to the general public;
(d) In connection with a public street improvement, street reconstruction between property lines, street widening or realignment.
(Added by Ord. 139-72, App. 5/26/72)
The removal of all existing surface and overhead utility facilities shall be completed in accordance with the Department of Public Works program. On/or after the date of completion in accordance with said program, no surface or overhead utility facilities shall be erected or installed for any purpose in any underground district, except as are exempted in this Article.
(Amended by Ord. 224-83, App. 4/28/83)
The following are expressly exempted from the provisions of this Article, with respect to undergrounding:
Trolley poles and trolley contact wires used exclusively for the transmission of electrical power for transit vehicles; single primary distribution circuits and single telephone, telegraph or other cables which cross designated districts or parts thereof not further than to the extent of the width of a single street; terminal cabinets and meter boxes when the size and location have been approved by the Director. The feeders or electrical service conductors for the trolley contact wires shall conform to the undergrounding requirements of this Article.
Additional variances may be granted by the Director.
(Added by Ord. 139-72, App. 5/26/72)
Public hearings shall be held by the Director before the establishment of an underground district. Notices of the public hearing shall be conspicuously posted along all the streets within the district, and each affected property owner and owner or operator in such district shall be notified by mail of the time and place of the hearing, in accordance with the provisions of Section 920. Written protests, objections or other comments regarding the proposal must be filed with the Director before the date of the hearing, or may be made in person during the hearing or on the day to which action on the proposal may be postponed. If the underground district is approved by the Director at this hearing, legislation will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for enactment of an ordinance establishing the district.
(Added by Ord. 139-72, App. 5/26/72; Ord. 140-07, File No. 070621, App. 6/22/2007)
The removal of overhead utility facilities shall be the responsibility of and be done by and at the cost of the owner or operator so owning, controlling, operating or using same. Before the underground installation of any utility facilities a permit for such installation shall first be secured pursuant to Section 901 hereof.
(Added by Ord. 139-72, App. 5/26/72)
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