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Date and Time
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February 13 2019 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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Location
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Bellevue City Hall - 450 110th Ave NE, rm 1E-113
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Description
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Energize Eastside, South Bellevue Segment
File Number: 17-120556-LB and 17-120557-LO
Director’s Recommendation of approval with conditions on Conditional Use Permit and Director’s Decision approving with conditions Critical Areas Land Use Permit for the construction of a new substation and 230 kV transmission lines in the City of Bellevue. PSE plans to construct a new substation in Bellevue (“Richards Creek substation”) and to upgrade approximately 16 miles of two existing 115 kV transmission lines with 230 kV lines across multiple jurisdictions from Redmond to Renton (referred to as the “Energize Eastside project” or “the Project”). In Bellevue, PSE is applying for permits to construct the Project in two phases. The first phase (“South Bellevue Segment”) is the subject of PSE’s proposal and this Staff Report, and includes upgrading 3.3 miles of existing 115 kV lines with 230 kV lines between the Lakeside substation and the southern city limits of Bellevue. The remainder of the southern portion of the Project crosses Newcastle and an area of unincorporated King County and terminates in Renton. In Bellevue, PSE proposes the replacement of existing wooden H-frame poles with steel monopoles within the existing utility corridor. The proposed pole locations for the rebuilt lines will be in the same general locations as the existing poles. Construction of the Richards Creek substation, a new 230 kV to 115 kV substation, will be directly south of PSE’s existing Lakeside switching station. The new substation will be located on parcel 102405-9130 (13625 SE 30th Street), which is currently used as a PSE pole storage yard. The parcel is 8.46 acres in size and contains critical areas (steep slopes, wetlands, and streams). Access to the substation site is from SE 30th Street.
Conditional Use Permit Director’s Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
Critical Areas Land Use Permit Director’s Decision: Approval with Conditions
SEPA: A Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Project was prepared and released in March 2018 (File # 15-139122 LE).
Prehearing Conference
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Bellevue City Hall, 450 110th Ave N.E., rm 1E-113
Staff contact: Heidi Bedwell, 425-452-4862, hbedwell@bellevuewa.gov
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