1707 SCENIC DR SNO CO PUD 2018-01-02 MF Import

Puget Sound Power & Light Co. Special Property Use Permit 16-84 Page -5- 10. Beverly Park Substation is part of the Applicant's electric production and transmission system. Transmission lines fcom the Beverly Park Substation extend to the northerly portion of Whatcom County in the State of Washington; to Pierce County in the State of Washington; and to Chelan County to the east within the State of Washington. The substation� is a vital link in this electric production and transmission system. 11. It is the intent of the Applicant to upgrade the Beverly Park Substation by constructing a modern single story masonry bl.ock building of approximately 1,600 square feet. in the southeast corner of the subject pruperty. Within this building will be control equipment. When all of the control equipment has been relocated in this new building the old control building will be dismantled and demolished. This portion of the proposal is identified by the Applicant as Phase i of the project. 12. The second phase of the proposed project involves the conctruction of a new 115 kV switch yard which will consist of 35 foot dead-end towers to terminate initially 73-phase 115 kV lines. These dead-end stcuctures ace fabricated of tubulac steel. Upon the completion of the £acility and the dead-end towers, the existing lattice steel switching facility will be removed and the foundations demolished. 13. An additional construction phase identified as the third pha'se .nf the project was not part of this aaplication. That phase involves the construction of a new 230 kV cwitch yard. This constr.uction is dependent upon electric load growth and consequent need for higher voltage supply. At the present time the Applicant submitted that this development is not anticipated for at least ten years. 19. The Everett Planning Department adopted the position that the Special Property Use Permit should be valid not only for the two phases applied for but also the third construction phase that was identified. 15. The Everett Planning Department submitted that the proposed three phased improvement plan will improve the visual appearance of the facility and 1=ssen the visual impact on the adjacent residential properties. 16. The subject pcoperty is adjoined by thcee resi3entially zoned parcels. Other residentially zoned properties are in the vicinity.