HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2496ORDINANCE NO.' " ;;<Vy^ ' '
AN -ORDINANCE OF -THE CITY. OF RENTON,. WASHINGTON,
AMENDING" SECTION .4-T8:'0'3. .OF TITLE TV (BUILDING
REGULATIONS.) OF ORDINANCE NO. 16'2 8 ENTITLED
"CODE. OF GENERAL ORDINANCES. .OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING. TO CONVERSION. .OF ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES TO. UNDERGROUND FACILITIES, NOTICE. TO
OWNERS FOR CONVERSION, TIME LIMITATIONS, OBJECTIONS
AND. HEARING THEREON. '
BE IT. ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
' SECTION I : Existing Subsection H of Section 4-18:0 3 of
Title IV- (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1.628'. entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of. the City of Renton" is hereby amended
to read as followsr
'Subsection H of Section .18:'0'3;:
The owner or owners of real property abutting
an underground project shall be responsible','
at his or .their expense, for converting to. such
underground service within ninety (9/0) days
after, the date of. the mailing of. the notice as
herelnbelow set forth. Time in consummating
such connection and disconnection of .overhead
service' is of the. essence and such notice to
. the property owner or occupant of. the affected
premises' may be mailed'., postage prepaid, or
delivered' in person.
All of such conversion of electric and communication
facilities', to. underground facilities, may be under-
taken by Local Improvement District or as .otherwise
permitted by. law and as further authorized by RCW
' 3 5.96.030-040.
When service from the underground electric and
communication facilities' is available' in all '
or part of a conversion area,.- the City, shall
mail a notice, to. the Owners of all structures
of improvements '-served, from the. existing .overhead
facilities in the area, which notice' shall :st.ate
that :
(1) Service from the underground facilities •
is available,
(2) All electric and communication service .
lines', from the existing overhead facilities', within
the area to any structure 'or improvement must be
disconnected and removed within ninety days after,
the date: of the. mailing of the notice.;'
( 3) Should .such owner, fail to', convert such. '
.service lines', from overhead to: underground within
ninety days- after the date, of the mailing of the
notice,, the city, will order, the. 'electric and
. communication utilities.' to: disconnect, and remove
. the service lines';
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(MO: Should the owner object to the '
disconnection and removal of the service, lines
he may. file his written objections thereto with
the city, clerk within thirty days after the date
of. _ the mailing of. the notice', and failure to so
object within such time will constitute, a waiver
of his right thereafter to: object to. .such disconnection
and removal.'
If the. owner, of any .structure or improvement served'
from the existing overhead electric and. communication
facilities' within a conversion area shall; fail to
convert to underground the service lines, from such
overhead facilities to such 'structure or Improvement
within .ninety days after the mailing to. him of. the
notice, the city shall' order the electric and
communication utilities, to. disconnect' and remove all '
such service lines': PROVIDED, That if. the owner has
filed, his written objections, to such disconnection
and removal with, the city clerk within thirty days
after the mailing of the notice then the city shall
not order such disconnection and removal until after
the hearing on such objections.
Upon the timely filing by the owner of objections
to: the disconnection and removal of. the' /service lines,
the. legislative, authority' of such city.,, or a committee
. thereof, shall conduct a hearing, to: determine whether
the removal of all or- any part" of. the service lines is
in the public benefit.: The hearing shall' be held at
such time as the legislative authority of such city
may establish for hearings on the objections and shall
be held in accordance with: the regularly.' established
procedure set by. the legislative'authority of the city.
If the hearing is before a committeethe committee
shall following the hearing report its recommendation
. to., the 'legislative authority of the city for. final action,
The determination reached by. the legislative authority
shall be; final in the absence of an abuse of discretion.
Unless' 'Otherwise 'provided for in RCW .35 . 96 . 010: et seq., all the general
provisions' relating to: Local Improvements of. cities and towns shall
likewise apply to. Local 'Improvements, for the conversion of overhead
electric and communication, facilities to underground facilities.
'SECTION' il: Any and all other .terms and provisions of
Chapter 18 , Title IV /(Building .Regulations)' of. Ordinance No. 16 2 8
entitled' "Code of General Ordinance of the City of Renton", modified
herein, shall remain in full force and e;ffect..
"SEGT.TQN 111: This. Ordinance shall be in full; force and
effect from and after, its: passage,' approval- and legal .publication.
PASSES. BY THE CITY COUNCIL this' ' ;jS^ day of (2^j.,, 19 6 9
Helmie Nelson, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this' %5jpday- of/Z/A^fC- 4 19^-
ApproY-ej? as. to form:^ /^^•^^^^Clj,. ^fi^^-iX'
ffi^ ald w-Custer'Mayor"
Gerard-M. Shellan, City Attorney DATE OF PUBLICATION AUG 2 9 1983