HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 10,890RESOLUTION NO. 10,890
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY
DISTRICT (NATIONAL AVENUE BETWEEN 22ND AND
30TH.STREET)
WHEREAS, there is located in the City of National
City an area along a street known as National Avenue between
22nd and 30th Street, and
WHEREAS, said district consists of developed uran
property now being served with public utilities, and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the public interest,
convenience, necessity and general welfare that all new public
utilities within said district be required to be constructed,
installed and thereafter maintained underground, and
WHEREAS, it appears to be in the public interest,
convenience, necessity and general welfare that all existing
public utilities within said district be converted to under-
ground installations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of National City as follows:
1. That this Council finds and determines that it
is in the public interest,. convenience, necessity and general
welfare that all public utilities hereafter constructed, in-
stalled, operated and maintained within an area known as
National Avenue between 22nd and 30th Street shall be placed
underground pursuant to agreement between the City of National
City, developer, subdivider or individual owner and the
respective utility company.
2. That this Council finds and determines that it
is in the public interest, convenience, necessity and general
welfare that all publicutilities heretofore constructed, in-
stalled, operated and maintained within an area known as
National Avenue between 22nd and 30th Street shall be con-
verted to underground installations pursuant to agreement
between the City of National City, developer, subdivider or
individual owner and the respective utility company; pro-
vided, however, that a program of installation shall require
as follows:
a. The construction of the underground system
shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved
by the utility company concerned and subject to inspection by
said company, which company shall be required to sign the plans
prior to submission to the City.
b. All Street lights within said designated area
shall be of an ornamental nature and of the type approved
by the City Engineer, and shall be wired for underground
service.
3. Any electric transmission lines of 60 KV, and
over, placed overhead within said area shall be installed
along such routes as shall be planned by the utility, but
placement of such addition of overhead electric transmission
lines shall insofar as possible be limited to such locations
which are hidden from view and which do not conflict with
theunderground utility appearance of the area.
4. Temporary extensions of overhead facilities
along and across undeveloped property shall be permitted only
upon a demonstration to the satisfaction of the City Manager
that an immediate undergrounding of the proposed extensions
would entail an unnecessary and wasteful duplication of future
underground facilities which will be required to serve addi-
tional surrounding areas within the near future.
5. Nothing stated in this resolution shall in any
way modify, alter, waive, diminish 'or terminate any rights
the Cityor the utility company has.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of November, 1972.
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