The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of public utility distribution and transmission lines, towers and poles, and underground lines or pipes for providing gas, water, electricity, or telephone and telegraph services by public utility companies under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of the state of California, if environmentally acceptable, are declared to be compatible uses within the O-S, open space district; however, before any right-of-way for transmission lines or pipelines is acquired, the proposed route shall be submitted to the planning director for review and recommendation. It is not the intent of this section to allow the construction, installation, and maintenance of any type of energy generating facility, electric, gas or water distribution centers, service yards or equipment storage yard;