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Chico council upholds appeal, delays requirement to underground existing overhead utilities at 2280 Nord Avenue

Chico City Council · January 6, 2026
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Summary

Council voted 7-0 to uphold an appeal by the applicant for a tentative parcel map at 2280 Nord Avenue after developers and builders argued a staff interpretation requiring undergrounding of existing overhead utilities was novel, costly and could deter housing; council directed staff to bring the Title 18R code section back for discussion.

Chico City Council voted unanimously to uphold an appeal of a Map Advisory Committee condition that would have required undergrounding existing overhead utilities adjacent to a subdivision at 2280 Nord Avenue.

Christian Gianpoli of Epic Homes, who presented the appeal, said the city gave two weeks' notice before the MAC decision that it would require existing overhead utilities along the project frontage to be undergrounded.…

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