Agendas & Minutes

Planning Commission 11/28/2018 Special Meeting

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7A

JHILA ZAREBI / AMERICAN CANYON SOLAR PROJECT BY RENEWABLE PROPERTIES, LLC / USE PERMIT P18-00114-UP

CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration. According to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project includes mitigation measures in the following areas: Biology. This project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.

Request: Approval of a Use Permit to allow construction of an approximately 18 acre solar field on the 21-acre property. The solar field will utilize approximately 12,096 solar modules (panels) and 66 string inverters, which convert the sun’s energy into usable, AC power. Improvements to the property are primarily the ground-mounted solar arrays with a gravel maintenance road along the northern boundary. The project site is located at 2180 American Canyon Road (APNs 059-090-012 & 059-090-016) within the Agricultural Watershed (AW) Zoning District, has direct access to American Canyon Road, and no new improvements to the right-of-way are required.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the Use Permit with the proposed conditions of approval.

Staff Contact: Vin Smith, Planning Manager, (707) 259-5934, or vincent.smith@countyofnapa.org

Applicant Contact: Aaron Halimi, President, Renewable Properties, LLC; (530) 518-7669

ITEM CONTINUED FROM THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2018.

Supporting Documents
A EXHIBIT A- Project Findings ( Adobe PDF - 223 kb )
B EXHIBIT B - Project Conditions ( Adobe PDF - 340 kb )
C EXHIBIT C - Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ( Adobe PDF - 567 kb )
D Exhibit D - Public Comments ( Adobe PDF - 1079 kb )
E Exhibit E - October 17, 2018 Planning Commission Staff Report ( Adobe PDF - 178 kb )
F Exhibit F - Graphics ( Adobe PDF - 4306 kb )
G Item 7A Correspondence (Added after initial agenda posting) ( Adobe PDF - 661 kb )
H Item 7A Correspondence -2 (Added after meeting) ( Adobe PDF - 149 kb )
I RP American Canyon PC Hearing Presentation (Added after meeting) ( Adobe PDF - 2208 kb )
J Item 7a-Conditions of Approval-attachment B (Added after meeting) ( Adobe PDF - 381 kb )
K Item 7A Correspondence Rec'd at Meeting (Added after meeting) ( Adobe PDF - 24272 kb )