HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-01ORDINANCE N0. 93-1
PERMITTING AN APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY SUBSTATION
AS CONDITIONAL USE AT ITS PROPERTY NEAR BOB WHITE
BOULEVARD
ADOPTED: Jan. S, 1993
EFFECTIVE: Jan. 5, 1993
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ORDINANCE N0. 93-1
ORDINANCE PERMITTING AN APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY SUBSTATION
AS CONDITIONAL USE
AT ITS PROPERTY NEAR BOB WHITE BOULEVARD
WHEREAS, Appalachian Power Company has requested permission to
construct an electrical substation at its property near Bob White
Boulevard, (Tax Map No. 073-010-0000-047) of the Town of Pulaski,
Pulaski County, Virginia; and,
WHEREAS, the Pulaski Station, APCO's local substation, is located on
Route 99. It was constructed in the 1920s and services 88 kV
transmission lines, and
WHEREAS, APCO has been upgrading its transmission lines to 138 kV, which
are commonly used by electric utilities across the nation. APCO
requested approval of the new substation because 1) the existing Pulaski
Station cannot handle the 138 kV transmission lines; 2} the Pulaski
Station is located in the flood plain and 3) due to the Pulaski
Station's age, replacement parts are often difficult to locate, and
• WHEREAS, APCO purchased the 3.85 acre site in 1980 for the construction
of the Peak Creek Station, which would replace the Pulaski Station.
APCO has installed a 138 kV transmission line to the site and no
additional transmission lines are required at this time, and
WHEREAS, the substation will reduce the transmission voltage of 138 kV
to a distribution voltage of 12 kV and 34.5 kV, and
WHEREAS, the anticipated capital expenditures for the Peak Creek Station
are almost $3.5 million. The upgrade of distribution line equipment
is estimated to be an additional $2.5 million, and
WHEREAS, the proposed Peak Creek Station will serve the same area of the
Pulaski Station It includes the Town of Pulaski and the surrounding
area of Pulaski County, and
WHEREAS, APCO plans to remove almost all equipment from the Pulaski
Station and retire and remove 49 miles of existing 88kV transmission
lines and towers, including Walnut Avenue and Route 99, and
WHEREAS, the subject location is zoned M-1 (Limited Industrial) and an
electrical substation requires a conditional use permit; and,
WHEREAS, after advertisement as required by law, the Planning Commission
and Town Council held a joint public hearing on December 15, 1992,
• wherein, the plans of the applicant and the concerns of the neighbors
were addressed;
WHEREAS, on January 4, 1993, the Planning Commission recommended
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of
Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in regular session on January 5, 1993 that
the application of the Appalachian Power Company to locate an electrical
substation at its property near Bob White Boulevard (Tax Map No.
073-010-0000-047) as set forth in the application submitted to the Town,
is hereby approved as a conditional use, subject to the following
conditions which have been accepted by the applicants:
1. The applicant shall construct the substation in accordance with
the November 9, 1992 conditional use application and site plan submitted
to the Town; and
2. The 12 kV and 34.5 kV distribution lines shall leave the Peak
Creek Station underground to improve the appearance of the station; and
3. The applicant shall retain as many trees as possible at the
site; and
4. The applicant shall conform with all conditions imposed by the
M-1 (Limited Industrial) District and any other applicable laws and
regulations.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is adopted by recorded
. vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia on this
5th day of January, 1993, as follows:
Charles D. Crispin Aye
J. R. Schrader, Jr. Aye
Roy H. D'Ardenne, Jr. Aye
W. H. Schrader, Jr. Aye
Andrew L. Graham Aye
E. G. Black Jr. Ave
Alma H. Holston Ave
Robert N. Glenn Aye
TOWN OF LASKI, Virginia
BY:
GARY C. HANC K
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Ruth A. Harrell
Clerk of Council
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I, Ruth A. Harrell, certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 93-1 permitting
Appalachian Power Co. substation as Conditional Use at its property near
Bob White Blvd. in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, is a true and correct copy
as adopted by the Pulaski Town Coucil at their regular meeting on January 05, 1993.
R th A. Harrell, Clerk of Council
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