Alameda Municipal Code § 19-2 Poles and Wires

There is hereby created and established a waterfront zone described as follows, to-wit: a strip of land lying within the City of Alameda, one (1) boundary of which is the entire length of the boundary line of the City of Alameda as described in the Charter, and the other boundary of which is a line lying within the City parallel to and five hundred (500') feet from the boundary line of the City.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 8-121)

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to construct, maintain, place or lay upon, in, over, under or across any land within the waterfront zone whether the land is dry, salt, marsh, tide, or submerged, any wires, cables, pipes or conduits for the transmission of electric energy or current for light, heat or power purposes, without first obtaining from the City Council the permit herein provided for.

Permits for the purposes aforesaid may be granted by the Council, in its discretion, on the recommendation of the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 8-122)

Every permit shall set forth (a) the number and general character of wires, cables, pipes and conduits, permitted; (b) the point from which and the point to which the same may be placed, laid, strung, constructed or maintained, and the general route to be followed; (c) the persons, firms, or corporations who alone may use the electric energy passing through the wires, cables, pipes or conduits; (d) a description of the land upon which the electric energy may be used, and (e) the duration of the permission.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 8-123)