Mountain View Wind Repower Project

2 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2021040421
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Mountain View Wind Repower Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/29/2021
Document Description
Change of Zone No. 2000032 proposes to modify a 281.81-acre portion of an existing 600-acre parcel (APN 522-070-027) from Rural Residential (R-R) to Wind Energy (W-E). Commercial WECS Permit No. 200003 proposes removal of 93 existing Mitsubishi 600-kilowatt (kW) Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) and the subsequent installation of 16 Vestas 3.6 and 4.3 Megawatts (MWs) WTGs with a maximum height of 492 feet. Six (6) existing Mitsubishi 600 kW WTGs, located outside Riverside County jurisdiction, would remain during project operation. One additional existing WTG, originally permitted by the County under WECS 107, would remain operational. Section 18.41.D.3(e) of Ordinance No. 348 allows consideration to reduce the established scenic setbacks to 1.25 times the total WECS 492’ height, or 615 feet. The applicant has requested a setback reduction for two WTGs in the northeast portion of the project site to reduce the required scenic setback from 1,320 feet to 1,000 feet. Variance Case No. 210001 proposes to reduce the five (5) times rotor diameter wind access setback for one (1) existing WTG and five (5) new WTGs. Five (5) times the rotor diameter for the one-existing and five new WTGs would be 412.5 meters (1,353.35) feet and 585 meters (1,919.29 feet), respectively. The applicant proposes reducing the five (5) time rotor diameter wind access setback for the existing and new WTGs to a minimum of 110 meters (360.89 feet).

Contact Information

Name
Jay Olivas
Agency Name
Riverside County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Whitewater Canyon
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
The site is in the unincorporated community of Whitewater Canyon, more specifically, south of I-10 and Garnet Street; approximately 3-miles west of North Indian Canyon Drive; and approximately 0.5 miles north SR-111.

Notice of Determination

Approving Agency
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Riverside
Final Environmental Document Available at
Riverside County Planning Department, 4080 Lemon Street, 12th Floor, Riverside, CA 92501

Determinations

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes

Attachments

Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]

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