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tive growth on a 40-foot easement, according to Potomac Edison representatives. “They say they can’t maintain a 25-foot right-of-way and still ensure service to customers,” the zoning administrator reported.
“They’re saying that to keep from complying with the zoning ordinance, they’ll put lines on a 25-foot' right-of-way and provide substandard maintenance,” replied Mr. Miller, asking Mr. McCarthy to research the issue farther with assistance from Phil Irwin, who directed the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection’s fight against utility power lines.
Mr. Irwin repeated his request for a zoning ordinance amendment < which would require structures to be set back 50 feet from existing high voltage lines. This requirement would increase the likelihood that utilities would use existing corridors for upgrading transmission rather than building new lines “across virgin territory,” he explained.
The commissioners agreed that such an amendment could be advantageous. They pointed out, however, that structures already standing within that 50-foot distance would
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