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Redlands council adopts ordinance easing undergrounding requirement for small and affordable projects
Summary
The city adopted Ordinance No. 2966 to clarify and add exemptions to utility undergrounding requirements, citing cost and affordability concerns; council approved the measure 3–1 after debate over aesthetics, equity and fire-safety exemptions.
The Redlands City Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2966, amending subdivision rules in Title 17 to clarify when developers may pay an in-lieu fee rather than underground utility lines.
In a presentation before the vote, staff explained there is currently about $1,200,000 in the utility undergrounding reserve and that the fund is barely sufficient to support a Cypress Avenue project preliminarily estimated at $3,000,000. "There are currently, reserve of $1,200,000 in…
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