HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3783 ORDINANCE NO 3783
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTER 17 64 OF THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows
SECTION 1 Section 17 64 020 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 64 020 Underground utilities coordinating committee--Established There is hereby
established an underground utilities coordinating committee, appointed by the City
Council, which said committee shall consist of five (5) members as follows (2222 12177
2382 7/79 2975 12/88)
(a) Director of Public Works,
(b) Director of Planning,
(c) One city employee appointed by the City Administrator
(d) District representative, Southern California Edison Company, and
(e) Senior engineer Public Improvements, Venzon
SECTION 2 Section 17 64 030 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 64 030 Duties It shall be the duty of the committee to advise the City Council with
respect to all technical aspects of the undergrounding of public utilities within the city of
Huntington Beach and in that regard the committee shall
(a) Determine the location and priority of conversion work within the city,
(b) Recommend specific projects and methods of financing,
(c) Recommend time limitation for completion of projects and extensions of time
(d) Develop a long-range plan for establishing underground utilities districts,
(e) Perform such other duties as may be assigned to it by the City Council
The Director of Public Works shall be chairperson of said committee A majority of the
members of the committee, or their authorized representatives, present at any meeting
shall constitute a quorum Said committee shall meet upon call of the chairperson
Members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and without
compensation (222212/77)
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SECTION 3 Section 17 64 050 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 64 050 Underground public utilities facilities All new public and private utility lines and
distribution facilities, including but not limited to electric, communications street lighting,
and cable television lines, shall be installed underground, except that surface-mounted
transformers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes, meter cabinets concealed ducts in an
underground system and other equipment appurtenant to underground facilities located on
private property or installed pursuant to a franchise or other agreement need not be installed
underground, and provided further that cable television lines may be installed on existing
utility poles within subdivisions developed with overhead utility lines
This section shall not apply to main feeder lines or transmission lines located within the
public right-of-way of an arterial highway as shown in the circulation element of the general
plan
SECTION 4 Section 17 64 130 subsection (f) 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 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 (2222 12/77)
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(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 (3635 5/04)
SECTION 5 Section 17 64 150 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 64 150 Director of Public Works- Authority of The Director of Public Works shall
have the authority to waive the requirements of section 17 64 140 with respect to
improvements within the public right-of-way when in his or her judgment, it is determined
to be in the best interest of the city so to do based upon the following criteria
(a) Whenever engineering plans and specifications are not required
(b) Where existing improvements such as curbs and gutters, sidewalks, streets, etc would
have to be removed and replaced
(c) The location of existing overhead facilities
(d) The location of existing structures
(e) The condition of existing street improvements
(f) The amount of lineal footage of CATV facilities involved
SECTION 6 Section 17 64 160 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows
17 64 160 Director of Planning -Authority of The Director of Planning shall have the
authority to waive the on-site requirements as set out in section 17 64 140, when, in his or
herjudgment, it is determined to be in the best interest of the city so to do,based upon the
following criteria
(a) Where existing improvements would have to be removed and replaced
(b) The location of existing overhead facilities
(c) The location of existing structures
(d) The condition of existing improvements
(e) The amount of lineal footage of CATV facilities involved
(f) The interface of the new development to the existing development on the site
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(g) The interface to similar facilities required off site
SECTION 7 Section 17 64 170 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows
17 64 170 City Council--Appeal to Any landowner or developer affected may appeal
the determination of the Director of Public Works or the Director of Planning to the City
Council
SECTION 5 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 1st day of October , 2007
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED INITIATED AND APPROVED
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L FLYNN, 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 re ular
meeting thereof held on the 17th day of September,2007, and was again read to said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1st day of October,2007, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council
AYES Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen, Hardy
NOES None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
I Joan L Flynn 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 October 11 2007
In accordance with the City Charter of said City QM.S!�) e:z(dJMr40
0 1 Jowl L Tlynn, Cily Clerk Crt Jerk and ex-officio CUrk
VVt G� Deputy city Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California