Title
Approving a request for a variance to Section DG8.1C of the Engineering Design Guidelines to install a pole mounted transformer and above ground connections to serve portions of Lots 8 & 9, Block B of the 685 Commercial Park, a 1.04-acre light industrial use development for PT Products & Services, Inc. located at 20109 Algreg Street in Pflugerville, Texas.
Summary
PT Products & Services, Inc. has submitted a variance request for Section DG8.1C of the Engineering Design Guidelines. Per Section DG8.1C "All Electrical, cable, television, and telephone support equipment (transformers, amplifiers, switching devices, etc.) necessary for underground installations in subdivisions shall be pad mounted or placed underground in a public utility easement rather than a right-of-way". The PT Products site plan for 20109 Algreg Street is currently under staff review and the developer currently has a Performance Agreement with the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC). The developer is requesting that transformers and overhead connections to service new buildings be allowed to conform with the rest of the 685 Commercial Park subdivision. Currently, there are more than 30 business located within the 685 Commercial Park, each consisting of overhead service connections.
The variance request from the developer and a site plan exhibit are attached for reference.
Status
A site plan application has been submitted for this development and is under review.
Prior City Council Action
A Performance Agreement with the PCDC was ratified by the City Council on June 26, 2012.
Deadline for City Council Action
N/A
Fiscal Impact
None
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the variance request to install a pole mounted transformer and above ground connections to serve the proposed business expansion.
Drafter
Trey Fletcher
Assistant City Manager