Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments

UtilitiesDue to rapidly changing technologies, it is becoming increasingly important to have the most up‐to‐dateutilities available to the citizens and businesses in a community. The Town should work with privateutilities as a tool in achieving economic development goals for locations within the Summerville PlanningArea.Goal: Protect natural and critical areas within the Summerville Planning Area from developmentpressures. Ensure that key natural and critical areas are not defined as Future Land Use Focal Points asdescribed in the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan.STRATEGY PARTNERS IMPLEMENTATIONTOOLS FUNDING PRIORITY TIMELINEFully discuss environmentalconcerns, future land use goals,and possible impacts to naturaland critical areas prior to theexpansion of utility services to anarea.Planning Staff,Utility ProvidersComprehensivePlan, LandDevelopmentRegulationsGeneralFund,PrivateFundingHighOn‐goingGoal: Ensure that electrical and telecommunications utilities are relocated underground in order toprotect vital services from hazard impacts.STRATEGY PARTNERS IMPLEMENTATIONTOOLS FUNDING PRIORITY TIMELINEEncourage electric providers toretrofit key areas, especially thehistoric district, with undergroundutilitiesTown Staff, UtilityProvidersLandDevelopmentRegulations,ComprehensivePlanPrivateFunding,GrantsHighOn‐goingContinue to require newdevelopments to place utilityservices undergroundPlanningCommission,CouncilTownLandDevelopmentRegulationsGeneralFundHighOn‐goingCommunity Facilities Element Page 29