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Plan Commission approves PPG Industries’ thermal oxidizer and backup generator at 10800 South 13th Street
Summary
Oak Creek’s Plan Commission approved PPG Industries’ site and architectural plans to add a direct-fired thermal oxidizer, backup emergency generator and controls building to meet EPA requirements. Approval includes standard code conditions and a 12-month expiration if no building permit is issued.
Oak Creek’s Plan Commission on Nov. 11 approved site and architectural plans for PPG Industries Inc. to install a direct-fired thermal oxidizer, a backup emergency generator and a controls building at 10800 South 13th Street in Oak Creek.
The commission’s approval, moved by Commissioner Work and seconded by Brzezinski, included two conditions: that all relevant code requirements remain in effect and that the plan commission approval will expire 12 months after the date of approval if a building permit has not been issued. Staff said the equipment is being installed to meet Environmental Protection Agency requirements and to reduce air pollution.
Todd, the city planning presenter, described the proposal as sited at the far east end of the existing M-1 zoned property, away from South 13th Street and not visible from public right-of-way or nearby residences. He said the project includes a generator of roughly 50 square feet, a vapor combustor with two platforms (the tallest structure about 35 feet high), a controls building about 100 square feet and an approximately 800-square-foot concrete slab. Lighting will be downward-facing fixtures with a 4,000-K color temperature.
Applicant representative Leslie Brunner said the system will include safety interlocks but not fixed, new fire suppression tied specifically to this unit; existing site fire protection (including fire monitors) will remain in place. “It covers approximately half of the plant,” Brunner said, describing coverage for the resin plant, tank farm and waste treatment areas that are subject to the relevant federal regulations driving this installation.
Commissioners asked whether the new equipment would be accessible by the public and were told it is behind existing gates with no public entry; staff and the fire department reported no concerns. The motion passed in a roll call recorded in the meeting transcript; individual vote tallies were recorded as roll-call responses in the minutes but exact counts are not fully specified in the transcript excerpt.
Next steps for the project are normal building-permit processing; if a permit is not issued within 12 months the plan commission approval will expire.
