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1. 00376 <br /> 2. <br /> 3, <br /> L1. built in with growth in mind. He adchd that external expansion would <br /> 5. be generally westward, away from parking areas. He said that additional <br /> 6. property was owned which was presently reserved for a substation; this <br /> 7. is not part of the special use permit request nor rezoning request. <br /> 8. Commissioner Willhoit asked if that project was dependent on the <br /> 9. facility presented here tonight. <br /> 10. Mr. Kincaid responded that the site had been chosen with an eye <br /> 11. toward future growth in that direction of Chapel Hill. He said location__ <br /> 12. of the substation at that site would eliminate the need for another <br /> 13. road/driveway to the substation as you would enter through Duke Power's <br /> driveway and then turn toward the substation site. Mr. Kincaid said <br /> 15. approximately five acres are set aside for the substation and the site <br /> 16. would lend itself well to screening. <br /> 17. Mr. Bobby Nichols asked about the footage of the proposed floor <br /> 18. area. <br /> 19. Mr. Kincaid said the figures in the plan of about 163,000 sq. feet <br /> 20. were the maximum allowed on a lot of this size. He does not foresee <br /> 21. expansion to anywhere near those sizes. He thinks Duke Power will be at <br /> 22. this site for at least 30 years with no expansion foreseen for 5-10 <br /> 23. years; at that time perhaps 1,000 feet expansion. <br /> 24• Chairman Whitted asked if there were any members of the amiience <br /> 25. who wished to give evidence. <br /> 26. Ms. Emily thee was sworn. She asked where the transmission lines <br /> 27. would go for the substation. <br /> 28. Mr. Kincaid said it was uncertain at this time. He thinks the lines <br /> 29. will cross Highway 86 at Eubanks Road, about a mile north of that. He <br /> 30. said surveying for the best location had not been done yet. <br /> 31. Ms. Chee wanted to know if there would only be one tower or several. <br /> 32. Mr. Kincaid did not know; he said distance between tower varied. <br /> 33. Ms. thee wanted to know if affected property owners had been notified. <br /> 34. Mr. Kincaid was unsure. <br /> 3$. Chairman Whitted said the information on the substation was mci- <br /> dental; it is not part of this request. <br /> 37. Mr. Kincaid said Duke Power had originally planned to make it a part <br /> 38, of this request; however, plans were running behind. <br /> 39. <br /> 40. <br />