Commission approves five-year deferral for Reset Hotel undergrounding, with conditions

The Planning Commission approved a deferral allowing the Reset Hotel project to delay undergrounding three existing utility poles along the project frontage for up to five years or until the completion of phase 2, subject to a formal deferral agreement and the commission's four required findings.

Planning staff explained the development code requires undergrounding but provides for a deferral when meeting specific findings: the request must be supported by cost estimates, the cost of undergrounding would exceed a reasonable cost for the property, the property owner must enter a deferral agreement, and eventual undergrounding must be completed in a manner consistent with adjacent improvements. Staff also noted the commission…