Redwood City Municipal Code § 11.30 Definitions

The following terms shall, for purposes of this Article, have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section except where the context clearly requires a different meaning;

COMMISSION: Shall mean the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California.

POLES, OVERHEAD WIRES and ASSOCIATED OVERHEAD STRUCTURES: Shall mean poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cut-outs, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments, and appurtenances located above ground, upon, along, across, or over the streets, alleys and ways of the City, and used or useful in supplying electric, communication or similar associated service.

STREETS, ALLEYS or WAYS: Shall include public rights-of-way of every nature including highways, public utility easements, and other public easements in which overhead utility facilities may be installed.

UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT or DISTRICT: Shall mean an area in the City within which poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures are prohibited by ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of Division 2 of this Article.

UTILITY: Shall include all persons or entities supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service by means of electrical materials or devices.

(Ord. No. 1219, § 1)

It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, place, keep, maintain, continue, employ or operate any pole, overhead wire or associated overhead structure in any public street, alley or way in violation of any provision of this Article.

From and after the establishment of any underground utility district it shall be unlawful for any person, including utility companies, to erect, maintain or operate any pole, overhead wire or associated overhead structure in any public street, alley or way in such district except as may otherwise be provided in this Article.

Each consecutive ten (10) day period or fraction thereof during which the failure to comply with the provisions hereof shall continue to constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 1219, § 1)

In the event that any act required by this Article cannot be performed within the time provided on account of shortage of materials, war, restraint by public authorities, strikes, labor disturbances, or any other circumstances beyond the control of the persons subject to this Section, then the time within which such act will be accomplished shall be extended by resolution of the City Council for a period equivalent to the time of such limitation.

In the event that the City Council determines that the public interest and necessity require an extension of time within which any act required to be performed by this Article shall be performed (either to coordinate the installation of underground facilities with other public works or otherwise), then the time in which the act shall be accomplished may be extended by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 1219, § 1)