HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7580RESOLUTION NO. 7580
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
APPROVING A REVISION TO UTILITIES RULE AND
REGULATION 1 PERTAINING TO PAD MOUNTED EQUIPMENT
FOR NEW UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the trend in the electric industry over the past
fifteen years has been to locate electric equipment above ground
level and electric cables and conduits below ground level, because
equipment which is placed below ground level is highly susceptible
to corrosion and deterioration when it is exposed to, among other
items, contamination and pollution; and
WHEREAS, the location of electric equipment above ground
will facilitate electric equipment maintenance work in an
expeditious and cost effective manner with minimal adverse visual
and other aesthetic impact to the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Utilities Advisory Commission has recommended
that all new construction be subject to the requirements for the
above ground location of electric equipment, .provided, however, the
location of above -ground pad mounted equipment in new residential
neighborhood-widh• underground districts should not commence until
the Commission and the Council have had an opportunity to assess
the location of pad mounted equipment in the Southgate Underground
District;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
hereby RESOLVE as follows: _
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves a revision to
the attached Utilities Rule and Regulation number 1, which will
require the above -ground location of pad mounted equipment for new
underground electric facilities.
SECTION 2. The Council hereby approves the mitigated
negative declaration, dated April 1, 1996, which was prepared for
the proposed project, and which found that, although the proposed
project could have a significant effect on the environment, there
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will not be a significant effect on the environment, because
mitigation measures have been added to the project.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: April 22, 1996
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN,
WHEELER
NOES:
ABSENT
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST: 6.,.:47
C' y Clerk
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
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City
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APPROVED:
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Mayor
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Administrative Services
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