Amendment of Municipal Code Section 17-17-0103 including electrical substations to public and civic use group use categories
- Record number: O2026-0025612
- Type: Ordinance; category: Municipal Code Amendments
- Status: In Committee
- Sponsor: Timothy R. Knudsen (43rd Ward)
- Committee: Committee on Committees and Rules
- Submitted Date: May 26, 2026
- Introduction Date: Jun 17, 2026
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Impact report
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The ordinance would add electrical substations to the city's zoning code, classifying larger or nearby-to-homes substations as "major" utilities and all others as "minor" utilities.
Who it affects
- Residents living near proposed electrical substations: A substation within 660 feet of any residential building would be classified as a major utility, which the code describes as having substantial land use impacts on surrounding areas.
- Electric utility companies and substation developers: Their substations would be sorted into major or minor utility categories based on site size, closeness to homes, and whether they have an outdoor equipment yard.
- Property owners near large utility sites: Substations on sites of 0.5 acres or more, or with an outdoor equipment yard, would be grouped with uses like water treatment plants and transit garages as major utilities.
What changes
- Electrical substations would be named as a typical use in the Major Utilities and Services zoning category if the site is 0.5 acres or more.
- Substations within 660 feet of any residential building would count as major utilities.
- Substations with an outdoor equipment yard would count as major utilities.
- Substations that do not meet any of those conditions would be listed as minor utilities, alongside pump stations and telephone exchanges.
When: Upon passage and publication