REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/03/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Waiver from Corona Municipal Code Section 15.60.080 regarding the undergrounding of existing overhead utility wires located along 230 S. Lincoln Avenue.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The property owner of the automobile service station located at 230 S. Lincoln Avenue is proposing to demolish the existing convenience store and reconstruct a new convenience store. The provisions in Chapter 15.60 of the Corona Municipal Code require overhead wires to be placed underground except for utility wires that distribute, supply and transmit 34,000 volts or greater of electrical energy. The City Council may grant a waiver to this provision after making the finding that the application of this requirement would be unreasonable, impractical, and cause undue hardship to the applicant or the public.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council grant a waiver from Section 15.60.080 of the Corona Municipal Code for the undergrounding of the overhead utility wires located along Lincoln Avenue, adjacent to 230 S. Lincoln Avenue.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The property located at 230 S. Lincoln Avenue is 0.5 acres and contains an existing automobile service station. The property is developed with four double-sided fuel pumps, a 2,056 square foot single-story convenience store, and a free-standing price sign. The property owner is proposing to demolish the existing 2,056 square foot convenience store and construct a new 3,628 square foot convenience store and reconfigure the parking lot and landscaping. The project was approved by the Planning and Housing Commission as Precise Plan Modification 2020-0004 (PPM2020-0004).
Per Section 15.60.080 of the CMC, the construction of the new, larger convenience store requires the property owner to place existing overhead utility wires less than 34,000 volts (3...
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