HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1994-40 - Board RESOLUTION NO. 9440
OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
AMENDING ELECTRIC LINE EXTENSION POLICY
TITLE 7, CHAPTER 7.46, LINE EXTENSIONS
(PREVIOUSLY ELECTRIC RULE 15 ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 8430)
WHEREAS, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District desires to provide for orderly
development of the electric system facilities within its service territory, provide the kind
of system interties that enhance service reliability, and to be more responsive and helpful
to its customers' needs, and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District to provide
consistent, concise and understandable policies; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending an amended policy pertaining to electric system
extensions that can be clearly interpreted,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner
Public Utility District as follows:
1. That effective this date, previous rules, regulations and
policies pertaining to electric line extensions be rescinded.
2. That Title 7, Chapter 7.46, Electric System Extensions,
Sections 7.46.010 through 7.46.010.8, copy attached, be
adopted effective this date.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held
within the District on the 3rd day of October 1994 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Aguera, Corbett, Jones and Maass.
NOES: Sutton.
ABSENT None.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By Gt -
Jame sass, President
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Susan M. Craig, Deputy District Clerk
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CHAPTER 7.46
ELECTRIC SYSTEM EXTENSIONS
Sections:
7.46.010 Conditions
7.46.010.1 Extensions of the District's electric system shall be made in accordance with
the following rules.
7.46.010.2 In order to be in a state of readiness to serve electric energy to customers
of the District, the District shall prepare and maintain an electric system master plan
which will analyze growth trends, zoning, land uses, approved subdivisions and projects,
existing electric system facilities and the projected need for the extension of the electric
system.
The General Manager shall cause such an electric system master plan to be prepared
and reviewed every five years and shall submit said plan to the Board of Directors for
review, discussion, modification and formal adoption.
7.46.010.3 Based on the adopted electric system master plan, the District shall construct,
within the limits of funding sources available and as approved by the Board of Directors,
the basic backbone facilities required to serve electric energy. to the customers of the
District.
Backbone system facilities shall include substations, main feeder lines and tie lines that
have as their purpose to provide service reliability.
7.46.010.4 Any person or firm who is developing property within the service territory of
the District, where an extension of the District's distribution tap lines or backbone system
is required, shall make application for such electric system extension to the District
Planning Department.
7.46.010.5 The applicant shall enter into a development agreement with the District
which shall outline the terms and conditions specific to the project.
7.46.010.6 All costs associated with the extension of distribution tap lines shall be at the
expense of the applicant and shall be in accordance with the development agreement.
Costs associated with system backbone facilities may require developer contribution to
the extent that District financial resources do not permit the District to bear those costs
within the developer's time frame.
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7.46.010.7 The District's electric system shall be built only along roads or highways and
upon private lands across which satisfaction easements, encroachment permits and/or.
rights of way have been obtained for the benefit of the District.
7.46.010.8 When a developer has contributed to the construction of the District's electric
system facilities and subsequent development is connected to or benefits from said
facilities, the costs will be prorated based on benefits and the amount realized shall be
collected from said subsequent development and shall be refunded to the developer who
made the contribution. This condition shall remain in effect for a period of ten years from
the date of acceptance of the facilities by the district.
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