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REL :mb (8) 3/25/88 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1955 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 41-626 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING SECTION 34-84 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 8-747 AND 34-85 PERTAINING TO THE UNDEt~GROUND INSTALLA- TION OF UTILITY WIRES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-626, which said section reads as follows: Sec. (a) (b) (c) 41-626. Underground utility Installations. Except as otherwise provided for in subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this section, whenever any pro- perty is developed with new or relocated buildings or structures, or whenever floor area in excess of 25 percent of the existing floor area is added to an existing building, or whenever a residential building or use is converted to any nonresidential purpose or use, or whenever service is changed for any reason, all electrical, telephone, community antenna tele- vision and similar service wires or cables which pro- vide direct service to the property being developed, added to, or converted, shall, within the exterior boundary lines of such property, be installed under- ground. Conduits required for telephone or community antenna television shall be installed to utility speci- fications by the electrical permit holder prior to inspection of electrical conduit. For existing single-family and duplex (two-family) structures, a new service meter may be installed without the utility wires and cables being installed underground provided that the new meter to be installed is a dual function service box which may be converted for underground service when appropriate. For existing multi-family, commercial, and industrial structures, a change of service may be permitted with a waiver from the requirements of (a) above if approved by the Planning Director. Waivers may be granted if, after a review of aesthetic and technical considerations, a determination is made that environmental or other conditions affecting the site made the underground installation of wires or cables unreasonable or impracti- cal. Requests for waiver shall be in writing on forms provided by the Planning Department. The decision of the designee may be appealed to the Planning Commission by filing an appeal application to the Planning Department