A. If, after conducting such public hearing, the council finds and determines from the evidence presented, that the public necessity, health, safety or general welfare require; or when pertinent additional findings as demanded by the rules and regulations of the commission require the removal and undergrounding of poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures within a designated area; and finds that the city or a public utility has voluntarily agreed to pay over fifty percent of all costs of conversion, excluding costs of users’ connections to underground electric or communication facilities; then the council, by resolution, shall declare such designated area as an underground utility district and order such removal and undergrounding.

B. Such resolution shall include a description of the area comprising said district and shall fix the time within which said removal and underground installation shall be accomplished.

C. A reasonable time shall be allowed for such removal and underground installation, having due regard for the availability of labor, materials and equipment necessary for such removal and for the installation of such underground facilities as may be occasioned thereby. (Ord. 2608 § 1, 1980; prior code § 12.27.040)