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Upper Blue panel approves temporary LNG distribution site with safety, traffic limits
Summary
The Upper Blue Planning Commission approved a Class 4 Nonconforming Parcel Plan Review (PLN25-042) to allow modular liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities on a 16.16-acre parcel at 115 Gateway Drive, imposing fencing, traffic and parking controls and a requirement that operations end Oct. 20, 2027.
The Upper Blue Planning Commission approved a Class 4 Nonconforming Parcel Plan Review (PLN25-042) on Sept. 25, authorizing temporary modular liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution facilities on a 16.16-acre parcel at 115 Gateway Drive (CR 950) proposed by Xcel Energy. Commissioner Dan Cleary moved to approve the plan; Commissioner Allen Frechter seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
The project, represented in the record by Brian Thomasen of Xcel Energy, was approved with eight findings and seven conditions. The commission’s recorded findings said the parcel was legally created in 1963, has adequate access and utilities for the intended use, no known unstable or highly erodible soils were identified for the selected disturbance envelope, and that the site meets A-1 zone…
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