AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 4/17/2019
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 south side of Pomona Road fronting Assessor's Parcel Number 102280031 - Platinum Storage Group, Inc.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council waive the requirement to underground the overhead utility lines along the south side of Pomona Road fronting Assessor's Parcel Number 102280031 - Platinum Storage Group, Inc.
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ANALYSIS:
Platinum Storage Group, Inc., is the developer of a project located on the south side of Pomona Road and northwest of the State Route SR91-freeway in the M-1 (Light Industrial Zone), as shown in Exhibit "A." The project proposes to remodel an existing building (Building A) and reconstruct a building that was demolished as part of the SR-91 project (Building C).
As shown in Exhibit "B," Platinum Storage Group, Inc., has submitted a request to waive their requirement to underground overhead utility lines fronting their 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 remodel of Building A will reduce the size of the existing building to accommodate handicap parking stalls near their entrance, and therefore does not exceed that criteria. However, Building C is a new building, being constructed in approximately the same location of a building that was demolished with the SR91 project.
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 conside...
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