RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION
TO CREATE THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO.
2025-01
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025, the City Council of the City of Lancaster, California, met at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Lancaster City Hall, 44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, California, to determine whether the public necessity, health, safety, or welfare requires the removal of poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures and the undergrounding of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication, or similar or associated service on those streets, easements and rights-of-way within that territory included generally within the boundaries, as shown on Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the notice of such hearing has been given to all utilities concerned in the matter and for the time required by law; and
WHEREAS, such hearing has been duly and regularly held and all persons interested have been given an opportunity to be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The public necessity, health, safety and welfare require the removal of poles, overhead wires and associated structures and the undergrounding of wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service in that territory included generally within the boundaries shown on Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and such described area is hereby established as Underground Utility District No. 2025-
01. Section 2. The following exceptions exist under Chapter 13.20, Article I of the City of Lancaster Municipal Code – Underground Utility Districts:
a. Poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures used for the transmission of electric energy at nominal voltages in excess of 34,500 volts are permitted overhead; and
b. Equipment appurtenant to underground facilities, such as surface mounted transformers, surface mounted switches, pedestal mounted terminal boxes, meter cabinets, and concealed ducts are permitted.
Section 3. It is ordered that by December, 31, 2027, all the electric, communication and similar or associated service overhead distribution facilities shall be removed from Underground Utility District No. 2025-01, and the underground installation of such distribution facilities shall have been accomplished in said district. Funding for the undergrounding of Southern California Edison (“SCE”) facilities will be covered by the City’s Rule 20(A) funds.
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Section 4. The City Clerk, within ten (10) days after the adoption of this Resolution, shall mail a copy hereof and a copy of Chapter 13.20, Article I of the City of Lancaster Municipal Code, to all affected utility companies.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 27th day of May 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
Resolution No.
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, _____________________________, _________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this ____________ day of _____________________, _________.
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