County of Monterey - File #: 13-0662

• File #: 13-0662
• Name: Set Public Hearing Carmel Valley Area Rule 20A
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/13/2013
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/25/2013
• Final action: 6/25/2013
• Title: a. Set a public hearing for July 30, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., to consider approving the formation of the Carmel Valley Area Rule 20A Underground Utility District No. 15; and b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to notify by mail all affected property owners and utilities in the proposed utility district of said Public Hearing.
• Sponsors: Public Works / RMA

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2013	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
a. Set a public hearing for July 30, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., to consider approving the formation of the Carmel Valley Area Rule 20A Underground Utility District No. 15; and
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to notify by mail all affected property owners and utilities in the proposed utility district of said Public Hearing.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

a. Set a public hearing for July 30, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., to consider approving the formation of the Carmel Valley Area Rule 20A Underground Utility District No. 15; and

b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to notify by mail all affected property owners and utilities in the proposed utility district of said Public Hearing.

SUMMARY:
Residents of Carmel Valley have requested the formation of a Rule 20A Underground Utility District on a certain section of Carmel Valley Road. Such a project would improve community aesthetics and safety by undergrounding existing overhead utility lines in the area. Monterey County Code Section 14.08 establishes regulations and procedures for the removal of overhead utility facilities and the installation of underground facilities through the formation of an underground utility district. Section 14.08.020 requires all affected property owners and utilities in the proposed utility district to be notified by mail ten days prior to the Public Hearing and for the Board of Supervisors to hold a Public Hearing to give all interested persons an opportunity to be heard.

DISCUSSION:
A number of individual residents and community organizations, such as the Carmel Valley Village Improvement Committee and Carmel Valley Road Committee, have requested the overhead utilities along Carmel Valley Road be placed underground. The utilities are underground along some sections of Carmel Valley Road. However, the section between Meadows Road and Pilot Road are still overhead. The proposed Public Hearing will initiate the process to underground ...