Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 8/28/1989

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Zoning File #1417 July 13, 1989 Page 7 C. Landscaping an, .:r.g. Provide a typical section showing landscaping ciaia�ert to fencing, specify type of plantings, applicant to ".plain why berming cannot be provided, provide a more detailed site plan showing adjacent houses and undeveloped residential lots within the Huntington Farm plat, show existing and proposed driveway, locate house on south side of Sixth Avenue North in relation to the proposed driveway location, locate existing mature trees and proposed landscaping and specify landscaping. Applicant's response - The applicant has moved the facility further east taring advantage of the lower elevation and cutting into t`•- Dank creating 7' banks or berms along the west side. review Exhibits T & U. the facility and driveway are no lon4er immediately opposite the residence on the south side of Sixth Avenue. The transformer is approximately 2•:0' from the northeast corner of that residence. Please review Exhibit Q, the nearest residential unit within the Huntington Farm subdivision is located approximately 379' from the rear of lot line of the building pad (Lot 9). Review Exhibit R, staff recommends that the berm be continued along the south side of the facility shielding the property to the south of Sixth Avenue North and to extend the beam along the west side in a northwesterly direction shielding the visual and noise impact from the residence on Lot 8 in Hunt Farm. This extension should be about 60' in length. Evergreen plantings would be the only acceptable type of year-round landscaping for the facility. We would ask for 2 stagered rows of 6' high evergreens within the berm areas. Both berm and land- scaping will serve to deflect and absorb sounds from the operation of the transformer and fans. Note both driveway and facility will maintain a 26' setback from the w,stlands (964 elevation). 'rhe fence has still. been shown at a 99' setback from the front/street property line and must be placed 100'. Applicant to provide information as to why it cannot meet the 100' setback. .,l D. Substantiate need foripower station in present location. Please review Exhibits ► & M, the area of concern has been defined in the graphi,7s suhmi:_ted on Exhibit M. Based on the peak demand in th-i .:rea of concern, based on the graph, it appears that we ha, - already reached the level of maximum at the given capacity. It would appear that by 1990 we will exceed existing capacity at a 12,000+ KVA level. 69 KV transmission lines have been denoted on the map. As was noted at the meeting, access and the proximity to higher densities adjacent to the Luce Line made these areas most unacceptable. Roger Hargraeave will be present at the meeting to discuss the needs for the area in greatt= detail and hopefully provide more readable maps for discussion purposes.