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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_06_11_R131The Town of Leesburg, Virginia RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION: PRESENTED June 11, 1991 91-131 ADOPTED June 11, 1991 ENDORSING STAFF COMMENTS FOR THE LOUDOUN COUNTY REFERRAL APPLICATION SPEX-1991-0007 BY PATOWMACK POWER PARTNERS, INC., (LONG LAKE/SIEMENS ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY) WHEREAS, town staff received a request for comments regarding the Long Lake/Siemens electrical generating facility (Patowmack Power Partners, Inc.,) special exception and commission permit applications from the County of Loudoun on March 25, 1991; and WHEREAS, consistent with previous referrals, staff comments are provided for Town Council review and endorsement; and WHEREAS, the Town Council reserves the right to further comment on the Long Lake/Siemens electrical generating facility proposal at the upcoming county public hearings. THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. The Town Council hereby endorses the following technical staff comments and reserves the right to further comment on the Loudoun County Referral Application SPEX-1991-0007 by Patowmack Power Partners, Inc., (Long Lake/Siemens electrical generating facility). SECTION II. These referral comments are provided by the Department of Utilities, Department of Engineering and Public Works, as well as the Department of Planning, Zoning and Development~ consistent with the conceptual nature of the plans provided. Detailed engineering review by the town will be required prior to the construction of those public utilities serving the site which will be taken into the town inventory. Land Use 1. The proposed power facility location is generally consistent with the recommended land use policies of the Leesburg Area Management Plan, and is adjacent to other industrial and quarrying uses. 2. The Leegate Corp., N.V. property shown on Page I of 3 of the special exception plat should be corrected to show the zoning of this property to be PRN, Planned Residential Neighborhood (Kincaid Forest) and not I-1, Industrial. As planned, there will be single- family residential lots within approximately 1,800-feet of the proposed power facility, beyond the 1,000-feet required to bring the noise level to the ambient noise levels of existing conditions. However, the ground elevation of approx. 320 msl at the substation (stacks at 420 msl) is approximately equivalent to the ground elevation at the above -2- RESOLUTION: PATOWMACK POWER PARTNERS, INC. (LONG LAKE/SIEMENS) referenced Kincaid Forest PRN subdivision. The ground surface does not rise above approx. 310 msl therefore "line of sight" will exist for noise transmission. The predicted noise level at Kincaid Forest should be determined, with mitigating measures provided if necessary. Additionally, the visual impact upon this residential subdivision must be mitigated by the applicant as a condition of approval. Additional screening may be appropriate as a condition of the special exception approval. The W&OD Trail is less than the 1,000-feet required to bring the ambient noise levels of existing conditions. The impact on the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority lands should be determined, with mitigating measures provided if necessary. Water, sewer, and storm drainage have not been addressed on the special exception plat. Extensive runs of piping will be required to provide water and sewer service to this site. Sanitary Sewer Subdivision plats previously submitted and reviewed indicate that sewage from this site will require pumping if the sewer layout is to conform to that proposed with the LeeCenter preliminary plat. All pump stations must be publicly maintained if they serve more than one property. Other options which have been discussed with the town were the possibility of obtaining Loudoun County Health Department approval for a temporary pump and haul, septic drainfield or construction of a small pumping station which will connect to the existing forcemain from Goose Creek Golf Course discharging into the town's sewer system. Water Subdivision plats and development plans previously submitted and reviewed indicate that without development of Twin Lakes Office Park, the LeeCenter Business Park, and the Tuscarora Business Park, and the large diameter water lines proposed by these projects, the provision of adequate water supply for fire protection to this site will not be possible without significant expenditures by this developer. The applicant is in the process of drilling wells for domestic use and looking into alternatives for process water such as extending a waterline from the town's property at the Public Works facility. One option presented to the applicant by the Utilities Department was the possibility of using treated effluent from the town's Water Pollution Control Facility. This is an option currently being considered by the town for pumping the effluent to the Potomac River and if implemented, the power plant could utilize this water in their process. Transportation It is recommended that the right-of-way for Trailview Boulevard be dedicated at this time, or that a legal instrument be entered into by the applicant to insure dedication at a future date. There should be a statement defining who will be responsible for the construction of the four lane divided road section of Trailview Boulevard. -3- RESOLUTION: PATOWMACK POWER PARTNERS, INC. (LONG LAKE/SIEMENS) The applicant should be responsible for the construction of one half of the ultimate Cross Trail Boulevard road section, which this site also fronts. If the road is not constructed at this time the applicant should make clear how these road improvements will be provided. Access for Fire and Rescue emergency vehicles will be along a 50-foot wide private access easement. No road cross section or pavement design is shown to ensure adequate horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, or pavement cross section for emergency access to the site. Provisions for minimum standards of maintenance of this access should be addressed in the special exception application. The switch yard as shown conflicts with the Trailview Boulevard entrance location shown on the latest preliminary plat for LeeCenter Business Park. Relocation of the entrance to the location shown on the special exception plat will not meet the desirable crossover spacing of 600-feet from Cross Trail Boulevard. The location of the fuel tank and its protective berm conflicts with the common driveway location shown for lots 17 and 18 on the preliminary plat. Stormwater Management No provision of stormwater management is provided on the special exception plat. The preliminary plat indicates stormwater management on parcel I-A adjacent to the W&OD Trail. Environment The existing pond on parcel 1-A is shown on the National Wetlands Inventory Maps as a wetland. The special exception plat does not indicate the impact upon this area. PASSED this llth. day of June, 1991. Robert E. Sevila, Mayor Town of Leesburg ATTEST: Clerk of Council