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Unfinished Business: Approval of Conditional Use Permit #18-01 for an Additional 50,000 Barrel Unleaded Gasoline Storage Tank Located at the Existing Petro Star Tank Facility at 204 W. Egan Drive, Track J, Port Valdez Subdivision, Submitted by Valdez Petroleum Terminal, Petro Star Inc.
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SUBMITTED BY: Rochelle Rollenhagen, Community Development Senior Planner
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Expenditure Required: N/A
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Staff recommends Conditional Use Permit #18-01 be postponed until additional fire and explosion information is acquired and that Petro Star submit their Alaska registered design professionals plan for the project.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On February 28, 2018, the City of Valdez Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on application #18-01 for a conditional use permit for an additional unleaded gasoline storage tank at the Petro Star tank facility located at 204 W. Egan Drive. This proposed tank farm expansion includes switching two existing internal floating roof storage tanks from regular unleaded to premium unleaded gasoline and modifying the existing truck rack. Although during the hearing, there was no public comment, a verbal comment of concern was expressed directly to staff. A member of the public was concerned about the proximity of the proposed tank expansion to the existing Copper Valley Electric plant. During that meeting, the Commission postponed the decision until the March 14, 2018 meeting, pending further safety information on a potential fire or explosion that an additional 50,000 barrel gasoline tank may incur.
Staff reviewed the proposed site plan with City of Valdez Fire Chief, Tracy Raynor. Chief Raynor stated he is not an explosives expert but recommended two additional fire hydrants be located inside the gates, one at each entrance. He also suggested the American Petroleum Institute (API) and/or the State Fire Marshall for a professiona...
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