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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1187 l9 • • RESOLUTION NO. 1187 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 IN THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills , as follows : WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 1178, a public hearing to be held by the City Council was called for Wednesday, February 7, 1979 , at the hour of 7 : 30 o 'clock p.m. , to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures and the under- ground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated services within the area as shown and delineated on the map entitled "DIAGRAM OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT No. 3" , a copy of which marked "A" and attached hereto hereby is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference; and- WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and utilities concerned in the manner and for the time required by law; and WHEREAS, such hearing was continued but subsequently on March 7 , 1979 , has been duly and regularly held, and all persons interested have been given an opportunity to be heard, NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby finds and determines that the public necessity, health, safety and welfare 411 require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated over- head structures, and the underground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated services within the area described in Exhibit "A" , and such described area is hereby established as Underground Utility . District No. 3, The Council HEREBY FURTHER FINDS AND DETERMINES as follows : The Underground Utility District herein created is in the general public interest for the following reasons : 1. The undergrounding to be accomplished will avoid or eliminate an heavy unusually concentration of over- head head distribution facilities; and 2 . The streets, roads, or rights of way in the District are extensively used by the general public and carry a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the following exceptions in said Underground Utility District No., 3 be and they are hereby authorized: (a) Any municipal facilities or equipment installed under the superivision and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. (b) Poles , or. electroliers used exclusively for street lighting. (c) Overhead wires (exclusive of supporting structures) crossing any portion of the above-described District within which overhead wires have been prohibited/ or connecting to buildings on the perimeter of said -2- • • District when such wires originate in an area from which poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures are not prohibited. (d) Poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used for the transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 34 ,500 volts. (e) Overhead wires attached to the exterior surface of a building by means of a bracket or other fixture and extending from one location on the building to another location on the same building or to an adj:acent building without crossing any public street. (f) Antennae, associated equipment and supporting struc- tures used by a utility for furnishing communication services. (g) Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities , such as surface mounted transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets and concealed ducts . (h) Temporary poles, overhead wires , and associated overhead structures used or to be used in conjunction with construction projects . IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED AND DETERMINED that all poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures shall be removed ! and underground installation made in said underground utility dis- trict within the following times : -3- 411 • (a) Underground installation by utility companies and property owners and reconnections not later than October 1, 1979 . (b) Removal of poles , overhead wires and other associated overhead structures not later than December 31, 1979 . IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the City Clerk, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this Resolution, shall (a) mail a copy hereof and a copy of Chapter 4 of Title 7 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code to affected property owners as such are shown on the last equalized roll and to the affected utilities; and (b) post, or cause to be posted a copy of this Resolution, along all open streets within the District established at not more than • ' three hundred (300) feet apart and not less than three (3) in all. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED AND DETERMINED that this Resolu- tion shall be posted within the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills in three (3 ) places . REGULARLY passed and adopted this 7th day of March,. 1979 . Mayor ATTEST: - .-- - - City<C12rk - - = * * * I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted_at<_a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills held on the 7th day of March, 1979 . 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