HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09-08 Ordinance 5267Ordinance No. 5267
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Amending Sections 12.04.020, 12.04.030, and 12.04.040 of Chapter 12.04
And Section 12.20.010 of Chapter 12.20 of Title 12 of Palo Alto Municipal Code
To Add Definitions, Include the Palo Alto Airport in Definitions, and Permit
Adoption of Palo Alto Airport Fees and Charges by Resolution
The Council ofthe City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12.04.020 of Chapter 12.04 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read, as follows:
12.04.020 Person.
The term "person" shall mean an individual, a sole proprietor, a receiver, a trustee, a
general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a joint venture, a firm,
an unincorporated association, a syndicate, a club, a society, a trust, a private corporation, a
public corporation, a limited liability company, a municipal corporation, a county, a state, a
,national government, a county, state or federal agency, board or commission, a water district, a
municipal utility district, a public utility district, a political subdivision, a school district, a
drainage, irrigation, level, reclamation or a water conservation district, a mo.squito abatement
district, or a flood control district, whether acting for himself, herself, or itself or in any
representative capacity.
SECTION 2. Section 12.04.030 of Chapter 12.04 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read, as follows:
12.04.030 Public works.
The term "public works" shall mean structures, utilities and appurtenances on, above or
below the ground level which shall have been or are to be installed, constructed or
reconstructed for the use or convenience of the general public or the residents of the area
served by the public works, including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, surface and
subsurface storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewage facilities, runways, taxiways and aprons or
other parts of a general aviation airport, gas, water, electric, broadband, fiber optics and
communications services equipment or facilities, easements, street signs and drainage grades
of private properties abutting or having any effect upon the public works.
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SECTION 3. Section 12.04.040 of Chapter 12.04 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read, as follows:
12.04.040 Utility or utilities or public utility or public utilities.
The term "utility" or "utilities" or "public utility'' or "public utilities" shall mean and
include any water, gas, sewer, refuse, storm drain, electric, general aviation airport, broadband,
fiber optics or communication service and all persons supplying the same.
SECTION 4. Section 12.20.010 of Chapter 12.20 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code is amended to read, as follows:
12.20.010 Council to adopt rules and regulations.
The city council may by resolution adopt rules and regulations governing utility, utilities,
public utility, or public utilities services other than communications services in the city and the
fees and charges therefor. Every person supplied with utility, utilities, public utility, or public
utilities services by the city shall be considered as having expressed consent to be bound by
those rules and regulations. It is unlawful for any person to disobey or fail to observe any rule,
regulation or rule and regulation.
SECTION 5. The Council finds that the amendments to Sections 12.04.020, 12.04.030,
and 12.04.040 of Chapter 12.04 of Title 12 and Section 12.20.010 of Chapter 12.20 of Title 12of
the Palo Alto Municipal Code do not meet the definition of a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21065 and,
therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary.
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SECTION 6. This .ordinance shall become effective upon the expiration of thirty {30)
days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: August 11, 2014
PASSED: September 8, 2014
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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