TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Plat of Laraway ANR Pipeline TC Energy Subdivision. (P-5-24)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, ANR Pipeline TC Energy, seeks approval of the Preliminary Plat of Laraway ANR Pipeline TC Energy Subdivision. The subject property is located at 4101 S. Cherry Hill Road. The property was originally annexed into the City in 2006 at the request of the property owners who intended to develop the property as a future single-family residential subdivision. The property has remained undeveloped agricultural land since its annexation. The requested preliminary plat would create two lots on the existing 79-acre parcel, with future development of a gas compressor facility on the smaller, 20-acre lot (Lot 2).
The proposed gas compressor facility would be utilized to assist in the transportation of natural gas through an existing pipeline system that crosses the northern portion of the subject property. The facility is a necessary piece of equipment to ensure the continued operation of pipelines and the supply of natural gas to the public. The developer, TC Energy, has stated that the proposed facility is part of a scope to be able to supply an increased volume of natural gas due to increased demand as power plants are converted from coal to natural gas. The underlying zoning designation for the subject property is R-1B (Single-Family Residential). However, the proposed gas compressor facility use is classified as an essential service and is allowed in any district insofar as it is permitted, authorized, or regulated by law or other ordinance.
The facility would consist of a main building where the gas compression would take place, in addition to a few small accessory buildings for storage and potentially another building for staff operations. All compression would take place within the main compression building, however, certain above-ground piping, and equipment...
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