Solar Electric Generation Facility Special Use Permit U 12-19/20-03 and Site Development Permit SDP 1-19/20-01
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020120514
- Lead Agency
- Plumas County
- Document Title
- Solar Electric Generation Facility Special Use Permit U 12-19/20-03 and Site Development Permit SDP 1-19/20-01
- Document Type
- MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Received
- Project Applicant
- Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative
- Present Land Use
- The 37.01 acre parcel is currently vacant land with no structures. The property is zoned for residential and industrial use. The zoning of the property is S-1 (Suburban), I-2 (Light Industrial), F (Farm Animal Combining), and SP-ScR (Special Plan Scenic Road).
- Document Description
- The project being proposed by Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative for the property located at 92754 Highway 70, Vinton, is a public utility facility for solar electric generation. The property is zoned I-2 (Light Industrial), S-1 (Suburban), F (Farm Animal Combining), and SP-ScR (Special Plan Scenic Road). Under Plumas County Code (PCC), a solar electric generation facility is considered a public utility facility. A public utility facility is defined by Plumas County Code Section 9-2.277 as "an improvement use necessary for the provision, distribution, or conveyance to the public of utilities or a facility for the maintenance of such facilities." A "public utility facility" is a use permitted subject to a special use permit in the S-1 zoning and a site development permit in the I-2 zoning. The parcel in which the project is located is approximately 37.01 acres. The proposed project would encompass 26.8 acres of the 37.01 acre parcel. The proposed solar electric generation facility would produce 4.625 MW-AC (megawatts alternating current) and 5.694 MW-DC (megawatts direct current) of power. The expected yearly power output of the facility is 12,425 MWh (megawatt-hour).
- Contact Information
-
Timothy Evans
Plumas County Planning Department
555 Main Street
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone : (530) 283-6207
Fax : (530) 283-6134
TimEvans@countyofplumas.com
Location
- Coordinates
- 39°47'55.7"N 120°9'50.4"W
- Counties
- Plumas
- Regions
- Northern California Unincorporated
- Cross Streets
- Highway 49
- Zip
- 95971
- Total Acres
- 37.01
- Parcel #
- 010-200-009-000
- State Highways
- State Highway 70
- Railways
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Township
- 23N
- Range
- 16E
- Section
- 34, 35
- Base
- MDM
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Power (4,625,000 Watts)
- Local Action
- Use Permit
- Project Issues
- Noise
- Reviewing Agencies
- California Air Resources Board California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, District 2 California Department of Water Resources California Energy Commission California Highway Patrol California Native American Heritage Commission California Natural Resources Agency California Public Utilities Commission California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 Central Valley Flood Protection Board Department of Toxic Substances Control
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- Mitigated Negative Declaration 678 PDF 27124 K Notice of Intent to Adopt MND 678 PDF 194 K Summary_Form_for_Document_Submittal PDF 579 K
- NOC
- Notice of Completion PDF 236 K
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