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Recommendation to find that excavations on Maine Avenue, between Roble Way and 6th Street, are immediately required for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and cannot be delayed; that alternatives to excavating, such as alternative routing, or construction methods, such as boring or excavation of the parkway, are not possible; approve a discretionary permit to excavate areas in certain City streets that have been slurry sealed within the previous 24 months, in accordance with Section 14.08.060 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) has filed for a discretionary permit to excavate in Maine Avenue, between Roble Way and 6th Street, which was slurry sealed December 1, 2013, and is under an excavation moratorium for 24 months, until December 1, 2015. (See the attached map for the location of the excavations.) They are requesting the permit to excavate and install new water mains and service laterals, to replace the existing mains and laterals that are experiencing a high number of breaks.
Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Section 14.08.060, Public Works permit-issuance, requires that a permit for an excavation in a City street that has been slurry sealed within the previous 24 months, and is not for an emergency repair or for a new utility service connection, be deemed discretionary and subject to the approval of the City Council.
Section 14.08.060 further states that the City Council may authorize a discretionary permit if:
· The applicant can demonstrate that the permit for excavation is immediately required for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and cannot be delayed until after the street’s moratorium has expired; and
· The applicant can demonstrate that alternatives to excavating, such as alternative routing, or construction methods, such as boring or excavation of the parkway, are not possible.
The LBWD states that the proposed excavations are necessary for...
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