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ORDINANCE NS-949 AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 5 TO ARTICLE VI THEREOF ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE REMOVAL OF OVERI{EAD UTILITY FACILITIES AND THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 5 to Article VI thereof to read in words and figures as follows: CHAPTER 5 - UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS Part 1 - Regulations and Procedures Section 6510. Definitions. Whenever in this Chapter the words or phrases hereinafter in this Section defined are used, they shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the following definitions: (a) COMMISSION The Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (b) UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT or DISTRICT That area in the city within which poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures are prohibited as such area is described in a resolution adopted pursuant to the provisions of Section 6513 of this Chapter. (c) PERSON Individuals, firms, corporations, partnerships, and their agents and employees. (d) POLES, OVERHEAD WIRES AND ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD STRUCTURES Poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments, and appurtenances located above-ground within a District and used or useful in supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service. (e) UTILITY Ail persons or entities supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service by means of electrical materials or devices. Section 6511. Public Hearing by city Council. The city Council may from time to time call public hearings to ascertain whether the public necessity, health, safety, or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated over- head structures within designated areas of the City and the under- ground installation of wires and facilities for supplying electric communication, or similar or associated service. The Clerk of the Council shall notify all affected property owners as shown on the last equalized assessment roll and utilities concerned by mail of the time and place of such hearings at least ten (10) days prior to the date thereof. Each such hearing shall be open to the public and may be continued from time to time. At each such hearing all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The decision of the City Council shall be final and conclusive. -1-