Utility Undergrounding Fee

“The Utility Undergrounding Fee pays for the relocation of certain overhead electric utilities from overhead to underground, generally along major streets in urbanizing areas.”

“Underground Overhead Utilities: The fee provides a funding source for the City to underground existing overhead utilities or to reimburse developers for the undergrounding of existing overhead utilities in excess of the development's proportionate share. Under-grounding of existing overhead utilities includes the undergrounding along certain arterial and collector streets.”

“Undergrounding existing overhead utilities is an aesthetic, and in many cases, safety enhancement to the general community. Each developing property within a benefit zone is deemed to receive a benefit that is uniform among property locations and development types. Therefore, the cost is spread among all properties equally on an acreage basis.”

“The City of Clovis has established the following development fees that are collected at various stages of the development process:”

City of Clovis, the agency that levies it

“TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Finance Department … SUBJECT: Finance – Receive and File – Status Report of Development Fee Funds for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.”

“Specific overhead lines have been designated to be placed underground, generally along major streets in developing areas. Overhead electric utilities in older, developed areas and areas that are either on the City fringe or are to remain rural in nature are generally excluded.”

“BACKGROUND: In accordance with the City's development ordinances, developers are entitled to be reimbursed for expenses incurred to complete the construction of specific improvements required for the efficient development of their project. These reimbursements are funded from Development Trust Funds generated by development fees and administered by the City. The primary intent of the Trust Funds is to equitably spread the cost of the necessary infrastructure to all developments that benefit from its construction.”