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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; and approve a discretionary permit to excavate areas in certain City street, that have been reconstructed within the previous
60 months, in accordance with Section 14.08.060 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
Southern California Edison has filed for a discretionary excavation permit to install a manhole and approximately 115-feet of electrical conduits in Walnut Avenue between 4th Street and 5th Street. This installation is part of a larger installation as shown on the attached vicinity map. Walnut Avenue, between 3rd Street and 10th Street, was reconstructed on February 1, 2012, and is under a 60-month excavation moratorium, which expires February 1, 2017.
Long Beach Municipal Code Section 14.08.060, Public Works permit-issuance, requires that a permit for an excavation in a City street that has undergone reconstruction within the previous 60 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 reason this installation is necessary for the general health, safety, and welfare of the City and cannot be delayed until after the moratorium has expire...
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