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Recommendation to find that excavations 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 at the intersection of Burnett Street and Fashion Avenue, which has been slurry sealed within the previous 24 months, in accordance with Section 14.08.060 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC (Tesoro) has filed for a discretionary permit for two excavations in Burnett Street (at Fashion Avenue), which was slurry sealed December 1, 2012, and is under an excavation moratorium for 24 months until December 1, 2014, location map attached. Tesoro is asking for the permit so that they can excavate down to a pipeline and physically examine the outside of its walls to determine if they are or are not within state and federal specifications.
Long Beach Municipal Code Section 14.08.060, Public Works Permit-Issuance requires 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.
Tesoro claims the proposed excavations are necessary for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and...
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