HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 74-072RESOLUTION N0. 74-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE UNDER-
GROUNDING OF UTILITIES THROUGH THE USE OF UNDERGROUNDING
DISTRICTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE N0. 20
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that there is a relation-
ship between the appearance and aesthetic appeal of the community
and the existence of overhead utility lines, and
WHEREAS, City Council Ordinance No. 20 establishes means by
the use of utility districts to place existing utility lines under-
ground.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert that it does hereby adopt as policy the following
priorities for the utilization of utility undergrounding districts
in the City of Palm Desert:
l. Utility undergrounding funds shall not be used to place
utilities underground on undeveloped property except on a tem-
porary basis subject to reimbursement.
2. Vacant lots located in areas where utility undergrounding funds
have been used to place the utility lines underground shall not
be developed unless the amount of money used to underground the
utility lines is reimbursed to the City of Palm Desert as a part
of the issuance of a building permit. Funds reimbursed under this
section shall be placed in an underground district fund to be
utilized at the discretion of the City Council for additional un-
dergrounding of utility lines in other areas of the cor.imunity.
3. High priority shall be given to utilizing utility under-
grounding districts to place existing utility lines underground in
the established and built-up commercial Core Area of the community.
4. High priority shall be given to utilization of utility
undergrounding districts within areas of the commercial Core where
pro�erty owners are willing to provide 50% of the cost of the
undergrounding.
5. Priority will be established in the order of requests by
property owners in the Core Area for the creation of utility
undergrounding districts, the availability of funds from the
utility companies, and the immediacy of the availability of funds
from the requesting property owners.
RESOLUTION N0. 74-72
6. The Council may, in its discretions, divert funds to
areas where they elect to take the initiative in having utility
lines placed underground, irrespective of previously established
priorities.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause this Resolution
to be posted in three (3) public places in accordance with
Resolution No. 74-17 and Section 36933 of the Government Code
of the State of California, and shall take effect and be in
force thirty days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council this
26th day of September , 1974 by the following vote:
AYES: Aston; Benson; Brush; McPherson; Clark
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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HARVEY L. HURLB T, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
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