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ORDINANCE NO. 5003
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. 45
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
Findings and Declarations. The City Council finds and declares as
(a) This Council, on March 10, 2008, adopted Resolution No. 8802, declaring its
______ intention tQamend Section 12.16.0~QQf~h(;lpter 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municip_a.l~Qc:le",--___ _
by establishing Underground Utility District No. 45 in the City and by such Resolution appointed
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A venue, Palo Alto, California, as the time and place of hearing protests and receiving evidence for
and against the proposed action and notice of direction.
(b) Notice was given of the time and place therein stated in the manner provided by
law, as appears from the affidavits on file in the office of the City Clerk.
(c) This matter came on regularly for hearing at the time therein fixed.
(d) All written protests and other written communications were publicly read at this
meeting and evidence duly taken and all persons desiring to be heard were fully heard.
(e) The public necessity, health and safety require the removal of poles and overhead
lines and associated overhead structures from that certain area described in Resolution No. 8802.
SECTION 2. Section 12.16.020 of Chapter 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal
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"(45) District No. 45. All of the area in the County of Santa Clara, City of Palo
Alto, encompassing the areas contiguous with portions of Palo Alto Avenue,
Alma Street, High Street, Lytton Avenue and Cambridge A venue Underground
Utility District Number 45, 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. 8802.
SECTION 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 pursuant to California Public Resources Code § 15302( d)
(Conversion of Overhead Electric Utility Distribution System Facilities to Underground).
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon the expiration ofthirty (30)
days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: May OS, 2008
PASSED: May 19, 2008
AYES: BARTON, BURT, DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA, KISHIMOTO, KLEIN,
SCHMID, YEH
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS: MORTON
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: AP~
City ager L_O?Wl.Lt 141. ~{J
Deputy City Attorney
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