AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/18/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration to waive the Corona Municipal Code Section 15.60.080 requirement to place underground the overhead utility lines along the north side of Quarry Street fronting Assessor's Parcel Number 115060048 - Third Street Annex LLC, a California Limited Liability Company.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council waive the requirement to underground the overhead utility lines along the north side of Quarry Street fronting Assessor's Parcel Number 115060048.
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ANALYSIS:
Third Street Annex, LLC is the developer of a project located on the north side of Quarry Street, east of Rimpau Avenue and at the terminus of Third Street in the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zone, as shown on Exhibit "A." The project proposes to subdivide 8.59 acres and was approved for the construction of a new self-storage facility by City Council on March 21, 2018.
As shown on Exhibit "B," Third Street Annex, LLC has submitted a request to waive their condition of approval requirement to underground overhead utility lines fronting the property. 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 existing power lines along Quarry Street carry both distribution and transmission lines, some of which are greater than 33 kilovolts. The undergrounding of the lines less than 34 kilovolts will not result in the removal of the poles as transmission lines will remain. In addition, power lines which span over the Riverside County Flood Control Channel would be affected.
In response to the request, staff has reviewed the site, the surrounding properties and...
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