Alameda Municipal Code § 19-5 Undergrounding of Electrical Facilities in Aerial Districts

a. All new electric service to buildings with a main size of four hundred (400) amps and above shall be underground and comply with any and all rules and regulations of the Bureau of Electricity.

b. Service shall mean the customer/owner conduit and wire between the meter location and the service point designated by the Bureau of Electricity.

c. All appurtenant facilities incidental to such electric service shall be underground except transformers, sectionalizing devices, meter cabinets, concealed ducts, foundations and pullbox or vault access covers.

d. The building owner shall provide necessary substructures (conduits, ducts, cables, foundations, pullboxes, vaults, etc.), easements, and access easements as required by the Bureau of Electricity. Transformer and/or sectionalizing device locations shall be approved by both the Bureau of Electricity and the Planning Department.

(Ord. No. 2371 N.S.)

a. The requirement for undergrounding of electrical facilities in conformance with this subsection may be appealed, within ten (10) days of notification, to the Public Utilities Board for technical problems which make undergrounding unusually costly or to the Planning Board for issues which affect project aesthetics.

b. Appeal shall be made to the appropriate Board, as defined in the preceding paragraph, by filing a notice with the City Clerk who will forward the information to the Board. The Board shall, within thirty (30) days, hold a public hearing on the appeal and within seven (7) days shall declare to affirm, deny or mitigate the requirements of this section.

(Ord. No. 2371 N.S.)