Ordinance 1545Alameda City Ordinances Ordinance Na. 1545
New Series
CITY CAE ALAMEDA
Ordinance No. 1545
New Series
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING SECTION
11- 3118.1 THERETO, AND
AMENDING SECTION 11 -3118
THE'RE'OF, REQUIRING UNDER -
GROUNDING OF UTILITIES IN
SUBDIVISIONS
BE. IT ORDAINED BY T H E
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA:
Section 1. Section 11- 31181 is
hereby added to the Alameda
Municipal Code to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 11-31181. Underground
Utility Facilities.
(a) All electric, telephone, cable
communications and all other
utility facilities within the
boundaries of the proposed
subdivision or division of land
shall be placed, installed and
maintained underground ex-
cept:
(1) Transformers, t e r m i n a l
cabinets, sectionalizing de-
vice cabinets, meter cabi-
nets, pedestals, concealed
ducts and other facilities
necessarily appurtenant to
such utilities;
(2) Poles or posts which sup-
port street lighting sys-
tems, fire alarm devices or
traffic control signal ap-
paratus;
(3) Power transmission lines
having a capacity in ex-
cess of two thousand kilo-
volt amperes (2,000 kva);
(4) Express sections of power
or communication lines
which pass through a sub-
division in which utilities
are installed underground
to reach a location where
utilities are i n s t a l l e d
aboveground, if the writ-
ten consent of the Bureau
of Electricity thereto be
filed with the Planning
Board.
(5) Where an exception to
such requirement is grant-
ed pursuant to Sections
11-3134 or 11 -3135.
(b) The subdivider shall be re-
responsible f or compliance
with this section and shall
make the necessary cost and
other arrangements with each
public utility, including the
Bureau of Electricity, for
such underground installation
in conformance with such
utility's approved rules and
regulations. Evidence of such
arrangements shall be sup-
plied to the City Engineer by
the subdivider before the
Final Map is filed with the
Council.
Section 2. Section 11 -3118 of the
Alameda Municipal Code is here-
by amended to read as follows;
Sec. 11 -3118, Easements. The
subdivider may be required by
the Planning Board to grant
easements not less than six (6)
feet in width along each side of
a rear lot line, and not less than
five (5) feet in width along
each side of side lot lines for
public utility, sanitary sewer
and drainage purposes, provided
easements of lesser width may
be allowed when approved by
the City Engineer, after con-
ferring with affected public
utility systems. All power in-
stallations shall be subject to
rules and regulations promuI-
gated by the Bureau of Elec-
tricity.
Section S. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from
and after the expiration of thirty
(30) days from the date of its
final passage.
WILLIAM S. GODFREY,
Presiding Officer of the
Council.
Attest:
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER,
City Clerk.
I, the undersigned, hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing Ordinance
was duly and regularly adopted
and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meet-
ing assembled on the 7th day of
March, 1867, by the following
vote, to wit;
AYES: Councilmen Bartley, La
Croix, Jr., McCall, Rose and Pres-
ident Godfrey, (5).
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the official seal of said City
this 8th day of March, 1967.
SHIRLEY H. TENNIER,
City Clerk of the
City of Alameda.
No. A -87. Publish March 9, 1967.
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