HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3635 ORDINANCE NO. 3635
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.64 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17.64.130 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
17.64.130 Exceptions to this chapter. The following shall be excluded from the
provisions of this chapter unless otherwise provided in the resolution designating the
underground utilities district:
(a) Poles or electroliers used exclusively for street lighting.
(b) Overhead wires (exclusive of supporting structures) crossing any portion of a district
within which overhead wires have been prohibited, or connecting to buildings on the
perimeter of a district, when such wires originate in an area from which poles,
overhead wires and associated overhead structures are not prohibited.
(c) Poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used for the transmission of
electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 34,500 volts.
(d) Any municipal facilities or equipment installed under the supervision and to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer.
(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 adjacent building without crossing any public street.
(f) Antennas, associated equipment and supporting structures, used by a utility for
furnishing communication services.
(g) Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface-mounted
transformers,pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and water cabinets and concealed
ducts.
(h) Temporary poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures used or to be
used in conjunction with construction projects.
(i) Utilities with existing on-pole services as of the date of this ordinance, where the
utility is not the sole user of the poles, and where the utility is replacing one single
wire, cable, or line with another or adding an additional smaller wire, cable or line,
provided that utility will be placed underground at the time the other utility utilizing
the poles places its service underground.
SECTION 2. Section 17.64.135 is hereby added to the Huntington Beach Municipal
Code, said section to read as follows:
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17.64.135 Lines not in use—notice to City At any time a line, cable or wire is taken out of
service, or abandoned or is otherwise no longer used, the utility shall give notice of non-use to
the City. Within six (6)months of the time upon which the line, cable or wire ceases to be used
(the notice date)the utility shall remove the line, cable or wire from the poles.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of April , 2004.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY,the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of April,2004, and was again read to said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of April, 2004, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper,Hardy, Green, Boardman, Cook,Houchen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Connie Brockway,CITY CLERK of the City of
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council,do hereby certify that a synopsis of this
ordinance has been published in the Huntington Beach
Fountain Valley Independent on April 29,2004.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Connie Brockway, City Clerk City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California