Gold Creek Commons - Mixed Use Development Project

Gold Creek Commons - Mixed Use Development Project

The proposed Gold Creek Commons – Mixed Use Development Project would transform a historically blighted area in central Oroville by adding 86,489 sq ft of commercial space combined with up to 182 residential units in a cohesive development with 765 parking stalls (265 surface stalls, and 500 subsurface) to accommodate the residential units and assumed distribution of commercial with proportion of 10% Restaurants/Cafes, 50% Retail, and 40% Offices or similar. Potential commercial uses expected to be developed onsite include general retail, food and beverage sales, restaurants or cafes, professional offices, gyms, instructional or production studios, and banks; all of which are permitted uses in the MXC zone. Specific commercial uses for each parcel are pending subject to sale/lease and will be subject to City relevant review and permitting prior to use specific improvements being carried out. The mixed-use development will also house a battery energy storage system (BESS). The proposed BESS would store up to 10 megawatts (MW) or 40 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity for dispatch into the local PG&E grid via the existing Oroville Substation located at 2226 Veatch Street and use by the Gold Creek Commons development. The BESS would consist of several fully enclosed battery storage containers that would each house battery modules mounted in racks and associated electrical equipment. Each battery storage container would have an access drive aisle. The entire BESS would be walled for security and to restrict access. The BESS is an entitled land use within the zoning classification of the Oroville City Zoning Code and requires only ministerial approval for a Site Plan. The electricity from the BESS would be conveyed to the PG&E Oroville Substation using an overhead Generation Tie line transmitting between 60 kV and 120 kV within existing public rightof-ways and existing electrical conveyance systems within the area. The final kV will be determined at final engineering for the proposed BESS and off takers. The gen-tie line will run approximately 2,450 feet between the two locations (BESS and PG&E Oroville Substation) along the existing public right-of-way by encroachment permit with City of Oroville Public Works Department for utility placement on Mitchell Avenue, and Veatch Street (City of Oroville). The gen-tie poles will either be the existing utility poles located in the existing public right-of-way or the existing poles may be upgraded and replaced with new tubular steel structure poles depending on final requirements of PG&E along the gen-tie route. Replacement poles if needed may be approximately 6 poles. Gen-tie line may also be placed underground within the public right of way depending on final design. A manual disconnect (air) switch would be located on the last pole of the gen-tie line to provide means of manually isolating the gen-tie line and BESS facility from the PG&E Oroville Substation.

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