HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011967 - 1967-24 1N THE BOARD (Z SUPERVIS3ORS
OF,
0ONTRA COSTA COUNTY-3 STATE OF CALIFOMTIA
In the Matter of Application of the
Bay Area Rapid Transit District to �
Mend General Order No, 95 Relative ) RE ,,r 'ao. 67/24
to Third Rail Construction, �
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HIMER. S this Board. by Order dated January 3, 1967, having referred to
the Public Works Director for report Application No. 49057 filed by the Bay Area
Rapid 'transit District with the State: Public Utilities Ccxwission for an exend—
mens: to General Order No. 9 , f:Itales for Overhead Electric line Construction,"
with respect to .Rule 79, "Third Rails"; and
14H RE S the Public Works Director this day having .reported that the
Public 'Works Bepart2aent and the Supervising Electrical Inspector of the Count
Building Inspection Department have found the charges requested, by said Transit
District to be generally appropriate for they reasons that the original rules were
written when barbed wire fencing was the cocoon means for fencing rights of gray
and urbanised areas were not so extensive; and the proposal to provide extended
cyclone fencing and separation of railroad rights of waxy from roads and pedestrian
ways by means of structures and tunnels will provide much greater safety than
otherwise obtrained through the present reales; and
� iS the Public works Director having reported, that it is his recom
mandation that the rules and proposed amendments be further clarified., to wit;
1. Specify minimum heights and types of fencing as related to the
development or papulation density of adjoining lands as a means
of defining the possible hazard;
2. Specify the minimum frequency of access gages for emergency
vehicles and equipment;
3. Speci..fy the max:tmw, spacing of warning signs to be attached
to fences;
, Delete the references to "cattle guards} in the second sentence
Ln the proposed amendment to Reale 79.1 (B), or further modify
same to read "At every opening in such fence, suitable fence
gates (with cattle guards as required) must be used and a sign
i.ns'talled near such opening as provided in Rule 79.411; and
VEMEAS the Beard having considered the report and recommendations of
the Public Works Bisector,
ROW, MM+€ARE, BE, IT BY TYIIS BOARD RESOLVED that said report and
recoramendations be APPRD TFD.
BE IT BY THE BOARD FURTHM R5 i,VF-a',1 that the Clerk is directed to trans.
mit copies of this order to the State Public Utilities Commission and to the Baby
Area Rapid Transit District with the request that the suggestifts contained herein
be considered men the hearing on the; application is held.
RESOLUTION R0. 67/24
PASSED ANL ADOPT t this 10th day of January, 1967 by the following
vote o--F` this Burd:
AYES: Supervisors Alfred M. Dias, 'Phomas John Coll, Edmund A.
Linschei.d.
I3OES:t: None.
AB KIT upervi.sors James 1', Kenny,, James E. Moriarty.
RESOLI w DIO. 67/24