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.. _.~ <br />There were no Board or public comments. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner <br />Marshall to refer Z-6-88 to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be brought <br />back to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than January 3, 1989. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br />APPLICANT <br />c. PD-1-88 University Station Associates - WITHDRAWN AT REQUEST OF <br />3.' ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />a. Article 4 - Permitted Uses, Article 6 - Application of Dimensional <br />Requirements, and Article 8 - Special Uses (Electrical Substations) <br />The Presentation was made by Mary Scearbo. <br />This amendment was proposed by the Piedmont Electric Membership <br />Corporation and the request is to allow electric substations to be permitted by <br />right in any zone. The Ordinance currently requires approval of a Class A <br />Special Use Permit for all electric substations. <br />The reason for the request is that the substation facilities are <br />part of a larger infrastructure system for distribution of electrical power. <br />Location is determined by need and there is little flexibility in where the <br />..._,._, facilities can be placed to meet demand. <br />The Department recommendation is to permit by right substations <br />~~~~'~ which reach up to 100 KV, providing that the facility meets certain requirements. <br />Scearbo provided photographs which were representative of the size <br />of 100KV substations. By comparison, the Eno Tie Station, located at I-85 and US <br />70 receives 230KV of power and would not be permitted by right under this <br />proposal. <br />Under current regulations all electrical substations require <br />approval of a Class A Special Use Permit and must meet certain requirements. It <br />is required that a site plan, elevation and landscape plan be submitted. <br />Standards of evaluation require that facilities in residential districts be <br />screened where setbacks are less than 200' from property lines. Storage areas <br />are also to be fenced and screened and the site must be of sufficient size for <br />any proposed sewage disposal system. Requirements relating to sewage disposal <br />and storage areas do no apply to substations. The only applicable requirements <br />relate to landscaping. <br />Although it is recommended that the use be permitted by right, <br />there are additional standards and criteria which are proposed which are more <br />stringent and specific than those currently required to obtain a Special Use <br />Permit. Scearbo summarized those conditions as follows: <br />l) Perimeter fencing around the structure in accordance <br />with the National Electrical Code <br />2) The components of the structure itself shall be contained <br />