HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0662 - Public Works Utility Service (Repealed by Ord 1995)ORDINANCE NO 662
REPEALED BY 1995
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 486 by
adding Sections VIII, IX, X, XI and XII.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE 486 is hereby amended to include the following
Section VIII Notice to owners to convert
When an underground utility installation, as provided
for in this chapter, is completed and service therefrom is available,
the city clerk shall mail a notice to the owners of all structures
or improvements to which service from the underground installation
is available, which notice shall state that:
(1) Service from the underground facilities is
available;
(2) All electric and communication service lines
from existing overhead facilities within the
area to any structure or improvement must be
disconnected and removed within ninety days
after the date of mailing the notice;
(3) Should the owner fail to convert such service
lines from overhead to underground within said
ninety days, the city will order the electric
and communication utilities to disconnect and
remove the service lines;
(4) Should the owner object to the ordered dis-
connection and removal of the service lines
he may file his written objections thereto
with the city clerk within thirty days after
the mailing of the notice and failure so to
object within such time will constitute a
waiver of his right thereafter to object to
such disconnections and removal.
Section IX Order to disconnect
If the owner of any structure or improvement served
from existing overhead electric and communication facilities
shall fail to convert to the available underground service
within ninety days after the notice to do so was mailed to
him, the city shall order the electric and communications
utilities to disconnect and remove all such service lines,
provided, that if the owner has filed written objections to
such disconnection and removal within thirty days after the
mailing of the notice, the city shall not order such dis-
connection and removal until after the hearing on such object-
ions.
Section X Hearing
Upon timely filing by the owner of his written ob-
jections to disconnection and removal of service lines, the
city council 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 city council may establish and shall be in accordance
with its regularly established procedure.
Section XI Finality of determination
The determination reached by the city council shall
be final in the absence of an abuse of discretion.
Section XII Separability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions hereof.
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ATTEST:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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