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ORDINANCE NO. 4408
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SECTION 12.16.020 OF CHAPTER 12.16 OF
TITLE 12 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ESTABLISHING UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 37
WHEREAS, this Council, on December 2, 1996, adopted
Resolution No. 7637, declaring its intention to amend Section
12.16.020 of Chapter 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code by establishing Underground Utility District No. 37 in the
City and by such Resolution appointed Monday, January 13, 1997, at
the hour of 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, at 250
Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, as the time and place of
hearing protests and receiving evidence for and against the
proposed action and notice of dire.7tion; and
WHEREAS, notice was given of the time and place therein
stated in the manner provided by law, as appears from the affida-
vits on file in the office of the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, this matter came on regularly for hearing at the
time therein fixed; and
WHEREAS, all written protests and other written communica-
tions were publicly read at this meeting and evidence duly taken
and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The public necessity, health and safety require
the removal of poles and overhead lines and associated overhead
structures frcxn that certain area described in Resolution No. 7637.
SECTION 2. Section 12.16.020 of Chapter 12.16 of Title 12
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding
Subsection (37) thereto to read as follows:
"(37) District No. 37. All of the area in the County of
Santa Clara, City of Palo Alto, encompassing the areas
contiguous with portions of Embarcadero Road, Middlefield
Road, Seale Avenue, Byron Street, Bret Harte Street, Mark
Twain Street, Newell Road, Guinda Street, Fulton Street and
Tennyson Avenue, all as more particularly described on that
certain map entitled "Embarcadero/Middlefield Road Under-
ground Utility District Number 37," on file in the office
of the City Clerk."
SECTION 3. The "Underground Utility District Maps"
referred to in Section 12.16.020 shall be amended to add to the
areas shown on the map those referred to in Resolution No. 7637.
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SECTIQN 4. The City Council hereby finds that the adoption
of this ordinance constitutes the approval of a project that is
categorically exempt from environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
SECTIQN„ ,.... This ordinance shall become effective upon the
expiration of thirty (30) days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: March 24, 1997
PASSED: April 7, 1997
AYES: ANDERSEN. EA.KINS, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER,
WHEELER
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ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
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