Title
MCSD Solar Array Microgrid, Coastal Development and Conditional Use Permit Modification
Record Number PLN-2021-16979
Assessor’s Parcel Number 510-271-015.
McKinleyville area
McKinleyville Community Services District proposes to install a 65,000 sq. ft. ground mounted solar array micro-grid as part of their MCSD Wastewater System Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Project. The microgrid would be located within the pond 5 basin of the wastewater treatment plant and would generate 500kW of power. No power would be exported off site and would be utilized by the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Work is expected to occur over a six-month period commencing in June 2021. Work hours would be Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and possibly an occasional Saturday. Vegetation removal involves the removal of tule and cat tails that were planted in the pond 5 basin in 2016.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Exemptions, Class1 15301(b), Class 2 15302(c), make the required findings for approval pursuant to Section 312-17.1 of the Humboldt County Code, and approve the MCSD Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit modification.