Commercial WECS Permit No. 103/Variance No. 1693
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999121070
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Commercial WECS Permit No. 103/Variance No. 1693
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Land Use: Vacant and utility pipelines; Zoning: W-E (Wind Energy) & R-R (Rural Residential) ; General Plan: Desert and Water Resources
Document Description
Up to 45 wind turbines (WECS) at a turbine height of 286 feet with accessory storage yard, electrical substation and off-site overhead electrical transmission lines and a variance to WECS safety setbacks from required 298 feet to 50 feet along easterly boundary and elimination of WECS wind access setbacks to land owned by the federal government. Project grading is expected to move approximately 7,300 cubic yards of earth.
Contact Information
Name
Paul F. Clark, AICP
Agency Name
Riverside County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palm Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
South of I-10/East of Whitewater River
Total Acres
605
Parcel #
522-070-011
State Highways
I-10, 111
Railways
Union Pacific
Schools
Palms Springs Unified
Waterways
Whitewater River
Township
3S
Range
3E
Section
13
Base
SBBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Power:Other Power Type (Wind Energy)(Megawatts 35MW)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Variance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife, Air Navigation
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