To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
title
Renewable America, LLC Conditional Use Permit Modification
Assessor Parcel Numbers: 505-151-012, 506-231-019 and 506-231-022 (one separate legal parcel)
Record Number: PLN-2022-17922-MOD01
Arcata area
A Modification to an approved Conditional Use Permit. The approved Conditional Use Permit was for a two phased community-scale solar energy and storage project that included the development of approximately 549,696 square feet of solar panels and a 5,000 square-foot equipment pad within pollinator habitat, in an area of approximately 30 acres (Record Number: PLN-2022-17922). The Modification to the approved project is to allow for the design change and reconfiguration of the solar panels and the equipment pad. The new design will include approximately 493,389 square feet of solar panels and two equipment pads, 2,500 and 2,156 square feet in size within pollinator habitat, in an area of approximately 27.43 acres. In addition, the layout of the panels will now shift from the west and extend north to within 50 feet of the northern parcel boundary. The new solar panels will be configured like those proposed in the approved permit; however, they are approximately 9.75 feet in height instead of 14 feet.
end
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__) (Attachment 1), which does the following:
2. Finds the Planning Commission has considered the adopted Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the previously approved project (SCH No. 2022110533) (Attachment 3) and the Addendum (Attachment 2) that was prepared for the project Modification; and
3. Finds the proposed project Modification complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
4. Approves Conditional Use Permit Modification subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
Body
DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The pr...
Click here for full text