Underground Utility Waiver - 2005April 12, 2005
Carl Garbe
810 Old Orchard Road
Campbell, CA 95008
Re: File No. PLN200S-33
Underground Utilities Waiver
810 Old Orchard Road
Dear Mr. Garbe:
Please be advised that the Community Development Director has reviewed your request to permit
overhead services in lieu of the requirement to underground the utilities in conjunction. with the
remodel of your residence and the upgrade of utility services on the above-referenced property.
Pursuant to Campbell Municipal Code section 21.18.140, this request has been granted for the
following reasons:
I. The new utility location is closer to the existing utility pole situated across from your property
than the current location;
2. The significant cost of installing utilities underground relative to the project cost; and
3. The likelihood that other overhead utility lines in the surrounding neighborhood will be
placed underground
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (408) 866-5101 or by email at
seang@citvofcampbell.com.
Sean K. Gallegos
Planner I
cc: GeoffBradley, Senior Planner
Bill Bruckart, Building Official
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70 North First Street. Campbell, California 95008-1436 . TEL 408.866.2140 . FAX 408.871.5140 . TOD 408.866.2790
March 21, 2005
Regarding 810 Old Orchard Road
Request for waiver of underground utilities.
I request that the undergrounding of utilities at my property be waived for the following
reasons.
1) No other properties including other recently remodeled homes in this neighborhood
have underground utilities
2) The cost of undergounding versus overhead is prohibitive. Overhead is a simple
matter of swinging the wire from the pole to the new location - closer to the pole.
3) The area where the overhead wire would connect to the house is nearly parallel to an
existing P G & E High voltage line. Visual impact would be minimal.
Thank you for your attention in this matter
Sincerely
Carl Garbe