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Council reintroduces ordinance to revise utility undergrounding rules, adds exemptions for small projects and some schools

Redlands City Council · June 4, 2024
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The Redlands City Council reintroduced Ordinance 2966 to modify undergrounding requirements for subdivisions and development projects, adding exemptions for certain small projects and private schools; staff said the city holds approximately $1 million in an undergrounding in-lieu fund plus $2 million designated from a former Edison program for undergrounding work.

The council reintroduced Ordinance 2966, which would amend Redlands Municipal Code Chapter 17.17 to modify undergrounding-of-utilities requirements for subdivisions and development projects and to create exemptions for particular project types.

Director Desadnick told the council the amendment responds to situations where undergrounding costs make small nonprofit or private-school projects infeasible; the proposed changes would add exemptions for projects the city determines are infeasible and would preserve the remainder of the ordinance as presented on May 7. The staff report said the proposal is…

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