AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 3/7/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration for a waiver of the Corona Municipal Code Section 15.60.080 requirement to place underground and overhead utility lines fronting 1071 West Sixth Street - Hitesh Patel and Nimala Patel, Owners.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council waive the requirement to underground the overhead utility lines fronting 1071 West Sixth Street.
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ANALYSIS:
Hitesh Patel owner of the property at 1071 West Sixth Street, has submitted a request to waive the requirement to underground overhead utility lines fronting his property. The property is located on the north side of west Sixth Street approximately 50 feet east of Lincoln Avenue, as shown on Exhibit "A."
Corona Municipal Code Section 15.60.080 stipulates that the owner of a property is obligated to comply with the requirement to place all overhead utility lines, less than 34 kilovolts, underground when a proposed addition exceeds 50 percent of the cost of replacing the existing building. The overhead utility lines fronting and within the subject property carry multiple distribution lines, which are less than 34 kilovolts, and supply power and telecommunications to residences in the immediate area. As shown on Exhibit "B," the owner is requesting that the City Council waive the requirement to place the distribution lines underground.
In response to the request, staff has reviewed the site, the surrounding properties and the existing condition of the utilities in the area. The property under consideration is one of only two small lots in the general immediate area that remains undeveloped. Considering the current condition of the neighborhood, the existing overhead utilities in the immediate area are not likely to be placed underground in the near future. Therefore, requiring the property owner of ...
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