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RESOLUTION NUMBER
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH, A CHARTER CITY, ESTABLISHING SEAL BEACH
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DIS~RICT NO.1.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Seal Beach as follows:
WHEREAS, on July 15 , 1968, a public hearing was called by the City
Council of the City of Seal Beach for August 5, 1968, at the hour of
8:00 P.M. O'clock in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, Seal Beach,
California, to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety,
or welfare requires the removal 6f poles, overhead wires and associated
overhead structures and the underground installation of wires and
facilities for supplying electric, eommunication, or similar or associ-
ated service on the SEAL BEACH UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1.
Being those parcels of land described as follows:
(a) Parcels numbered 1, 2, and 3 of Parcel Map No. R.S.T. 3966 as
recorded in Book '15, ~age 5 of Parcel Maps, Orange County
Recorder's office.
(b) Parcels numbered 1 and 2 of Parcel Map No. R.S,T. 3967 as recorded
in Book 15, Page 8 of Parc~l Maps, Orange Co~nty Recorder's office,
excepting that 15 foot wide strip of land within said Parcels
1 and 2 lying parallel and contiguous to Marina Drive.
(c) That portion of the 120 foot wide strip of land labeled Pacific
Electric R.R./R.W. on said Parcel Map No. R.S.T. 3976, lying
northeasterly of and contiguous to Parcel No. 1 of said Parcel
~ap,and the portion of said 120 foot wide ~trip of land bei~g
between the northeasterly projection of the southeasterly
boundary line of said Parcel No. 1 and the northeasterly pro-
jections of the northwesterly boundary line of said Parcel No.1.
WHEREAS, notice of such hearing has been given to all affected property
owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and utilities
concerned in hhe manner and for the time required by law; and
WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held, and all persons
intere~ted have been given andopportunity to be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it Resolved that the Council of the City of Seal
Beach hereby &inds and determines that the public necessity, health,
safety and welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wired and
associated structures, and the underground installation of wires and
facilities for supplying electric, eommunication, or similar or
associated service on the SEAL BEACH UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO.1.
Being those parcels of land described as follows:
(a) Parcels numbered 1, 2~ and 3 of Parcel Map No. R.S.T. 3966 as
recorded in Book 15, Page 5 of Parcel Maps, Orange County Recorder's
office.
(b) Parcels numbered 1 and 2 of Parcel Map No. R.S.T. 3967 as recorded
in Book 15, Page 8 of Parcel Maps, Orange County Recorder's Office,
excepting that 15 foot wide strip of land within said Parcels 1
and 2 lying parallel and contiguous to Marina Drmve.
(c) That portion of the 120 'foot wide strip of land labeled Pacific
Electric R.R./R.W. on said Parcel Map No. ..S.T. 3976, lying
northeasterly of and contiguous to ~arcel No. 1 of said Parcel
Map and the portion o~_ said 120 foot wide .strip of land being
between the northeasterly pDojection of the southeasterly boundary
line of the' said Parcel No. 1 and the northeasterly projection of
the northwesterly boundary line of said Parcel No.1.
and such described area is hereby established as Seal Beach underground
utility district No.1.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that all poles, overhead wires and associated over-
head structures shall be removed and underground installaEions made in
said underg~ound utility district within the following times:
a. Underground installation by utility comPA~ies and property
owners and reconnections not later than~~ b , 19~.
8. Removal of poles, overhead wires an~ other associated
overhead structures not later than~ h , 19~.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the City Clerk, within ten (10) days after the
adoption of this resulution, shall mail a copy hereof and a copy of
ordinance no. 747 to affected property owners as such are shown on the
last equalized roll and to the affected utilities.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City ~puncil of the City of Seal
Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 5~ day of (j,lLI!lLh:ZC- , 1968,
by the following vote: ~
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ORDINANCE NO..ZIJ:.:L
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
ESTftBLISHING REGULATIONS A~~ PROCEDURES
FOR THE REMOVAL o}' OV~RHEAD UTILITY
FACILITIES AND THE INSTALLATION OF
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN UNDERGROUND
UTILITY DISTRICTS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFOR..l\lIA, AS FOLLO\\TS:
Section 1, Definitions. ~~enever in this ordinance the words
or phrases hereinafter in this section defined are used, they shall
have the respective meani.ngs assigned to them in the following
definitions:
(a) "Commission" shall mean the Public Utilities Connni,ssion
of the State of California. ,
(b) "Underground Utility District" or "District" shall
mean that area in the City within which poles, overhead wires, and
aosoci,ated overhead structures are prohibited as such area is
described in a resolution adopted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3 of this ordi.nance.
(c) "Person" shall mean and include individuals, firms,
corporations, partnerships, and their agents and employees: .
(d) "Poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures"
shall mean poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs,
platforms, crossar.ms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts,
s~"itches, communication circui ts, appliances, attachments and appur-
tenances located above-ground within a Distl.'i.ct alld used or useful
in supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service.
(e) "Utility" shall include all persons or entities supplying
electric, comml1nication or similar or associated service by means of
electrical materials or devices,
Section 2, Public Heari.ng by Council. The Council may from
time to time call public hearings to ascertain whether the public
necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the removal of poles,
overhead wires and associated overhead structu~es within designated
areas of the City and the underground installation of wires and
facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or
associated service, The City Clerk shall notify all affected
property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and
utilities concerned by mail of the time and place of such hearings
at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof, Each such hearing
shall be open to the public and may be continued from time to time.
At each such hearing all persons interested shall be given an
opportunity to be heard. The decisiou of the council shall be
final and conclusive,
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Section 3. !l.t;E~)rt ~L Ci.t..'LJ~S:inl:;.?i-'. Prior. to !luJ.d~~1ci :'~:lcb pU01:u;
heRrin~, t:b: ..C.~ty' p::!~i..."!.cer shell G'onsult with all. C1:Et'l~;~tel..\w utj.l.it::..es and
Bnali p:::'oI;a!"c a report fol:' E-Ubnlission Elt such hearing cOJ.l~ainiti3, ::unont;
other information, the extent of such utilities' participation at':d
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est),l'lates 0 L e to a costs to t.le c~.ty aIitl e.c.cectea prop2rty, oln:ers..
Such report shall aloo cont,d-n .!l7l es tihlate of the time l'equ:;.red to cOL!!plete
SUCll tll1clergrol.1nd inotal1ni:io:l and rel:lnval of overhead f~cilities.
I Section 4. Council 15ay De.~il!;llate UndC'~.F.r01md Utility Difi1;ric.ts-EY..
,esolutlon. If, after mlY Duell public hearing the Council finds that tbe
pubTTcnecessity, health, r.11:f.ety' or t'lelfare requires suCll removal and st!.ch
\mderground installation \]ithin 11 deDignated area, the Council shall, by
resolution, declare such designated area an Underground Utility District
and order SUC~l re<:1oval ancl underground installation. Such resolution
shall include a description of the area comprising such district and shall
fix the time tgithin t;lll-ch such re:IDoval and underground installation sholl'
be accomplished and within l"hich affected property owners must be ready to
rece:i.ve underground servi(:C:!. A reasonable time shall be allm'led for such
remo'Jl'.l a1ld tmclerground i;.,sta11ation, having due regard for the avoi1ability
of labor, wateria1s mld equipmp.nt necessary for such removal and for the
installation of such underground facilities as may be occasioned thereby.
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Section 5. (]nla'1.f~~Lj\c!:~, Hhenever the Council creates an Undergrotmcl
Utility District and orders the removal of poles, overhead wires and
associated overhead struc;;ures therein aD pxovided in Section If hereof, it
shall be un1al"fu1 for any person or utility to erect, cOI'struct, place,
keep, mllintain, continue, employ or operate poles, overhead l'lirelJ and
assuc:i,p.ted overhead structures in the District after the date whEm said
Ivcrhead facilities are rpquired to be removed by such resolution, except
s s,l.:i.d overhead facilities may be required to furnish serv:!.ce to an m:rner
r oc(:upant of property prior to the perfonDanc~ by such owner. or occupant
of tbe underground t'lOi7k necessary for such mmer or occllp;mt to continue
to receive utility lJervice as provided in Section lO'hereof. and for sucb
reasonable time required to remove said faci1itieD after said \mrk has-
heen perfornec1, and except as otherldse pro-.rided in this ordillance.
Section 6, Exceptio'll.. E~ffil!:ncy, or Unusun~o CirculTIsUmce.,E. Hotl.d,th.,
stanc1j,nr.; the provisionr. or: this ordinance, overhead faci1itics T:lay be
installed cll1d maintained for 0 period, not to e"ceed ten (10) dayn, ",itho\lt
a~thority of: the City Engineer in order to provide emereency service, Thc
City g1lt;inecr may grant special permiDsion, on such terms aD he lllC1Y deem
appropriate, i11 ca~:les of tllltlsual circ1.l!:lstcnces, without discr:lmination as
to any person or utility, 'io erect, construct, install, maintain, use or
opcrcte poles, overhend wirelJ and associated overhead structures.
Section 7.
Section 4 hcreof,
exceptions:
Ot~~~~~~~~i~~, In any resolution adopted pursuant
the City lllay authorize any or all of the fol10l']ing
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(a) Auy municipal facilities or equipment installed tUldcr
Ihe s~'pervision and to the satisfaction of the City EngillE!cr.
(b) Poles, or clectroliers u:::ed exclusively for street
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(c) Overhcad tg~_rcs (e:,:clufJive of: supporting structure::;)
CrOSfJ-Lll(; any portion 0':: a Di.strict: "ithin \::-.ich overhead l,1ires have been
prohibited, or COl1lll~ct:i.n;; to builc1in3::; on the perimeter of a D:cstrict,
when ~uch l~ires originn te in an area ::ro~ l,]hich poles, overhead l'd.res
and a:;sociated ovcr!l('ad s i.:ructl.lres ar(, not prohibited,
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(d) Poles, overhead \'lires and ?ssoc:i,ated overhe~d st:c'uctnres
\1BEod foJ:' the transmission of electric cl1eorSY at nom:tnal voltDges in
excess of 34,500 volts.
(e) O\!~rhead wires attachec1 to the cxtE<d,o;~ surface o[ a
building by meum) of a bracket or othcJ: fixture and extending from
one location on the b'c.1ilcling to another location on the same buildi~lg,
01" to 1:\11 adj E1cent building \~ithout crossing any public street.
(f) Antennae, a3sociateod equipment and supporting structut'es,
used by a utility for furrd,shing COl1wlUllication services,
(g) Equipment apFllrtenant to umlel~ground fC!cilities, such
as surface mounted transformers, pedestal motu1ted tcrminal boxes and
meter cabinets, and cOllcealed ducts. .
(h) Temporary poles, overhead wires and alJsociated over-
head structures used or to be used in conjunction with construction
projects,
Section 8. Notice to troperty 9~ers and Ut~lity Comp~nt~.
H:l.thin ten (10) days ~1ftcr tht:'\ effective date of a resolution adopted
purs\lant to Scction If l1ereof, the City Clerk shall notify all
affected uti] ities and all l1ersons O\.ming real property ,d,thin the
District created by r.aid resolution of the adoption thereof, Said
City Cl erk sh:111 furt.her notiry such affected property o;~np.rs of
the nc;cessity thnt, if they or any person occupying such propc,!I:ty
desire to continue to receive electric, communication, or similar or
associ_atE~d service, they or such occupnnt shall provide all necessary
facility changes on their premises so'as to receive such service
f)'"oiD the lines of the S11pplying utility or tlti1ities at a nevI location.
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Notificat:i..ln by the City Clerk shall be mnde by 1I1ailir~g a COl)Y
of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section If, together '\lith a
c"py of this Ol:dinance, to affected property mmers as such are
shO\~n on the last equalized llssessment roll and to the affected
utilities.
Section 9. Resp_Q.~l.sibilj ty of Uti.1ity COI!!E.f1nie~. If undergrounc1
construction is necessary to provide utility service within a Distriet
created by any resolutioll adopted pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the
supplying utili.ty shall furnish thnt portion of the conduits,
conductors and associateg, equipmeut required to be furnished by it
under its applicable rul~s, regulations anc' tariffs 011 file vlith the
Comission.
Section lO. ~~p'on3jbility of Property ~\lners,
(a) Every person owning, operating, leasing, occupying
or renting a building or structure within a DistJ:ict shall construct
and pre '.j de that portion of the service connec tion on his property
I bet\;een the facilities referred to in Section 9 and the tcrm:l.nation
facility 011 or within said building or structure being served, If
the above is not accompliflhed by any person ,~ithill the time provided
for in the resoluti.on enacted pu!'snant to Section If hereof, the City
Engi.neer shall give notice in \~rit:i_ng to the person in possession
of such prelllises, and a noti.ce in writing to the O\~l1er thc~"eof as
sho\m on the last equaliz(."l assessment roll, to provide the requir.ed
\1l1c1erground facilities ,~il:hin ten (10) days after receipt of such
notice.
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(u) I 'Irta no tice tc pr1rol-1'.:!e t~~ e required unCI ~~!~3ral..::r:cl :2~c~.] i tie.,
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by nail on eil:iler of uch persons, tl1e notice 11.1U3t be d18pos:i.ted ill the
Uni tec1 States mail in' a ncaled e!':velope "Ii th poctage pi:'8paid, addresGed
to t~.Le person iLl p~ssessioil of such prer:li::jes at such prflD:d.ses, al1d the
not:i.ce must be addressed to the O~JD0r ,thereof as such owner's nafi1e
IPeRrs, Elnd n1t~st be addrccsed to SUCl1. o~'?jJ,er' s la&t kno~/n address as
e s::!r.le appears. on the last e~nali7.ed assessr;le~lt roll, Pond \vhen no
dress appears, to G~nera1 D0'livery, City of Seal Beach, If notice is
giv..m by 11:<1i1, such notice shall be deer::2d to have been received by the
perf'C>ll to \.,ho01 it has been sent \~ithin fOj~l:y-eight (4:;) h.oarr. aftC"c the
II1ail:Lt~3 thereof, If notice is given by mail to eith.er the owner or
occupellt of such pre!:lises, the City Engineer shall, \'lithin forty-eight (48)
hours after t!1emailingthereof.cal1seacopythereof.pri;:!ted on a card
not less than eight (8) inches by ten (10) inches in size, to be posted
in a conspicuous place on said pre;:nises.
(c), The notice given by the City Enginp.er to provide the
requ~.red underground facilities shall perticularly specify what work is
requi red to be done, and shall state that if said work is not co",pleted
\'lith:b thirty (30) days a.::t:er receipt of such notice) the City El1sj.neer
will provide such required t111derground facilities, in which case the
cost nud expense thereof uill he aSDessed against the prol~erty benefited
and become a lien upon such propurty,
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(d) If upon the! expiration of the thirty (30) day pcriod, the
said r.equirecl uuderzrot'l1d faci1 iti.es l'.ave not been provided, the C5,ty
En[!;in,eer (;11<111 forttmith pro:::e(;d to do the Hork, provided, hm-~ever, if
Inch p:<:eI11ise~ ace unoccupied and no electl"ic or cOillJIlunic[ltiolls services
re beir'r; fm:.lished thereto, the City E"gineer Ina] in lieu of: prolliding
he required underground faci1itie~\, authorize the diGconnec tion and
removDl of any and all overhead set:vice uires and associated fac:tlities
sttppl~Tin2: utility !len'ice to said property, Upon completion of the wo~k
by the City Engineer, he shall fi.1e a \7ritten report \'7ith the City COllllcil
setting fortil the fact th.nt the required underground facilit:t(~s hav<l been
pr.ovid~d and the cost tbereof, tozethe,r \tith a h'ga1 description of the
property against \o]hich Iluch cost is to be assessed, The Council Dh[lll
thereupon fix a t:i.me and place for beari1,g protests against the I1.llse'SfJ1:lent:
of tlJG cost of such \7ork upon such premises, which said time shall not be
le~:s than ten (10) daYG tll~~reafter.
(e) 'l-."ne City Engineer shail forth~lith, upon the time for
head,llE> s'uch proteD to hal':tu!; been fixed, give a notice in \vr:tt:i.ng to
the pr,,::son in possesn5.on of such premises, and a notice in writing
tl1ereo:€ to the o'\mer thereof) in the manner hereinabove provided for.
the [:;iving of the notice to provide the required undergr.ound fad.lities,
of tbe time and place that the Council \~j,ll pass upon such report and
",ill bear protests against: such Rssesr.ment. Such notice shall also
set fo:::'th the alnount of the proposed asseDsment.
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(f) Upon the date' ['ncl hour set for the hearing of. pl.ote~'ts,
the CC'uncil shall hear and consider the report (,ncl all protests, if
the:~e be any, and then proceed to affirm, modify or. rej ec t the
assessmellt.
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(g) If any assessment is not paid within five (5) days
after its confirmation by the Council, the amount of the assessment
shall become a lien upon the property against which the assessment
is made by t}-,e Ci ty Engi.neer> and the City Engineer is directed to
, turn over to the Assessor and Tax Collector a notice of lien on
each of sai d properties on ~qhich the assellsment has not been paid,
and said Assessor and Tax Collector shall add the amount of said
assessment to the next regulllr bill for taxes levi.ed against the
premises upon ~'1hich said assessment \'Ias not paid, Said assessment
shall be due and payable at the same tilne as said property taxes are
due and payable, and if n,ot paid when due an (1 payable, shall hear
interest at the rate of six per cent (6%) per anntun,
Sec tion 11. Respo.D,~ibilU:.y of._'2.tty. City shall remove at i,ts
own expense ;)]1 City-mmed equipment from all poles required to be
removed hereunder in ample time to enable the owner or user of such
poles to remove the same within the time specified in the resolution
enacted pursuant to Section 3 hereof,
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Section 12. Ext.enf.i.ioT~.Ef Time. In the event that any act
required by tll:ls ordinance or by a resolution adopted pursuant to
Section 4 hereof cannot be performed within the. time provided on
aC'COllut of shortage of materials, ~'nlr, restraiut by p11blic 8t'!:!lOrities,
strikes, labor (l:i.struhnnces, civil disobedience, or any other circum..
stances beyoud the control of the actor, then the time within which
such act will be accomplished shall be extended for a peri.od
eqtd.valent t.o the time of such limitation,
Section] 3, Penalty, It shall be unlawful for lIny persall to
violate any provisiOrlO1:-to fail to co':;!ply \'lith any of the requirements
of this or.dinance. Any person vi.olflting any provis1.on of thi.s
ordinance or failing to comply ~qith 'any of its requirements shall be
deemed gui.lty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
puni.sherl hy a fine not exceedi ng Five Hundred Dollars ($500,00) or
by impriso!lllle!it not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Each,~uch jJerson shall be deemed guilty of a
separate offense for each day during any portion of ~~hich any violation
of any of the provisions of this ordinance i,s committed, continued or
permitted by such person, and shall be punishable therefor as provided
for in this orct1 nance.
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Section 1/+. Severability, If any section, sub-section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this cii:dTrIance is for any reason he) d to be
invali.", such decision shaD not affect the va] idity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The Council herehy declares that it
~qould have Rdopted thc ordi.t1anc:e anc1 each section, sub-section,
sentence, clrmse or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
anyone or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be declared invalid.
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ScC'::i.on J.5, Effective Date. l'i1ir. ocdinance shall be
eff'ecti.vp. v;ithill thir'ty (3C)'ci""irys aftel." nclop t:1.OlL
I Section 16. The City CJ erk sl1a11 c!!rtify to the passage
and adoption of this ordinar,(ce and shall ca"tSf the same to be
postec'i as rec!,uirec1 by 1a\1. /":---- I
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I, Jerdys Tofte Heir, City Clerk of the City of Seal JJeach, herehy
certify that thc fOl-egoing ordinance mlS passE'd, approved, find
adopted hy the City Council of the City ot j:,ea1 teach lit a meeting
thereof held on the__o~__,_day of_' 27ct.~.d.~__., 1968,
by the follcl';'11ng vote:
AYES: COUllC i Imen ffit,1.!.:.1':!<E.1J__..!J.(;,u.-1:l~:t:!.~!:r.f._ k:- l-"'7,.:.~-:!.:...7t.t..t!~'f..tr...?&-:J;?:'
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