Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request to Allow for a Utility Substation (Oncor Bloomdale Switch Station), Located Approximately 1,300 Feet East of U.S. 75 and North of Shawnee Drive (REQUEST TO BE TABLED)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential, and open space)
MEETING DATE: April 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Jake Bennett, Planner I
Caitlyn Strickland, Planning Manager
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that this item be tabled and the public hearing be closed due to public noticing errors. Staff will re-notice the item prior to an upcoming hearing.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: March 6, 2023 (Original Application)
March 23, 2023 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing a specific use permit to allow a switch station (Oncor) located approximately 1,300 feet east of U.S. 75 and north of Shawnee Drive.
The zoning for the subject property (PD Ord. No. 1640) requires that a specific use permit be granted for a switch station to operate on the subject property.
OPPOSITION TO OR SUPPORT OF REQUEST: Staff has received no letters of support to this request and no letters of opposition. This does not include emails or letters that may have been sent directly to members of the Council. As part of the Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearings, Staff has not received any citizen comments through the online citizen portal.