V. Determination of Best Secondary Use

The utility's objective in selecting secondary uses for utility property is to find uses that provide the greatest revenue consistent with the utility's obligations to maintain safety and reliability of its facilities. The facilities located on the site are used in the transmission of electricity to homes and businesses in various locations within Orange County. Because of the presence of above-ground transmission lines crossing the Site, secondary land uses of the 5.8 acres of utility property are limited by restrictions and height clearances.

To evaluate possible secondary uses for this type of property, SCE conducted a survey of the "secondary use" policies of nine utilities across the nation. The survey revealed that those utilities had identified four possible uses for the unused portions of their operating properties; auto parking, recreational vehicle storage, equipment storage and self storage. Of these possible uses, SCE determined that a vehicle and boat parking and storage facility offered the highest level of potential revenues for this particular site.