Report - City of Tustin

RESOLUTION NO 01 95
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNGIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN CALIFORNIA AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO 99 84 BY ADOPTING DESIGN
GUIDELINES FOR ABOVEGROUND UTILITY
FACILITIES AND THEIR ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT
ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND IN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY
The City Council of the City ofTustin does hereby resolve as follows
The City Council finds and determines as follows
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That telephone Internet cable and personal wireless telephone
cellular servicing the City are expanding and upgrading their
services and will require installation of additional equipment such as
aboveground accessory equipment antennas attached to utility
poles street light poles or other structures on public properties or in
the publicright of way
On December 6 1999 the City Council adopted the Aboveground
Cabinets Design Guidelines These guidelines regulate
aboveground cabinets for power supply equipment within the public
right of way These guidelines do not regulate utility facilities
located aboveground such as antennas attached to utility poles
street light poles utility towers or other structures within the public
right of way
Currently there are no guidelines in place for aboveground utility
facil ies on public properties such as parks community facilities or
othiCity owned properties New comprehensive guidelines are
needed to establish design criteria prior to installation of
aboveground utility facilities on public properties or in
right of way
the public
That guidelines and development standards are needed to promote
and protect the public health safety and general welfare and
preserve and enhance the quality of the City relating to the orderly
development of aboveground utility facilities and their accessory
equipment
That a
public hearing was duly called noticed and held by the
Planning Commission on September 10 2001 and the Planning