CS-26-05 Cattail Creek Propane Facility
Description
A request to formally approve nine 1,000-gallon underground propane tanks and a fenced regulator station on open space in the Cattail Creek subdivision, with a waiver to allow the tanks 50 feet from Barratts Chapel Road and about 125 feet from the nearest home.
Impact summary
The hearing would decide whether the underground propane storage field may proceed, a matter of interest to nearby property owners.
Applicant
- Name
- Petroleum Equipment, Inc. c/o Ben Cataldi
- Address
- Barratts Chapel Rd. and Cornellian Dr./Buffalo Rd., north of Frederica, DE
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Levy Court Business - Sep 15, 2026
A request for conditional use with site plan approval for a public utility underground propane field inside the Growth Zone Overlay District, scheduled for public hearing.
Regional Planning Commission Business Meeting - Sep 10, 2026
An underground propane field inside the Growth Zone got a recommended conditional approval with a setback waiver (39 feet from the road instead of 100) and a required fence.
Regional Planning Commission Public Hearing - Sep 3, 2026
Nine 1,000-gallon underground propane tanks serving 81 homes in the Cattail Creek subdivision, already built but closer to the road than the expired 2024 waiver allowed. Staff recommends modified approval of the waiver and conditional approval.
Related issues (2)
Underground propane field in Cattail Creek subdivision
The Cattail Creek propane facility was installed closer to Barratts Chapel Road than its 2024 waiver allowed, and its approval expired. Eighty-one homes already depend on it; moving the tanks would cut off service, so the applicant is seeking retroactive relief and offered to fence the tanks.
Underground propane facility on Barratts Chapel Road
An underground propane field got a recommended approval with a waiver letting it sit just 39 feet from Barratts Chapel Road — well under the usual 100-foot buffer — though fencing is required.
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