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Meeting Date: December 19, 2018
Title: SUP18-0003 - Sustainable Property Holdings, LLC (sPower Solar Energy Facility Site C) (Livingston Voting District)
Type: Action, Public Hearing, Power Point Presentation
Agenda Title: SUP18-0003 - Sustainable Property Holdings, LLC (sPower Solar Energy Facility Site C) (Livingston Voting District)
Recommendation:

Staff recommends continuance of the vote to allow the applicant time to provide four additional plans as described in the staff report. 

Summary:

The applicant requests special use permit approval on two parcels to develop a 70 MW solar energy facility on Agricultural 3 (A-3) zoned properties together constituting a site of approximately 905 acres. The parcels are located in western Spotsylvania County south of W. Catharpin Road, north and east of Post Oak Rd.  The properties are located outside of the Primary Development Boundary and are identified as Tax Parcels 29-A-7 and 43-A-3.  The properties are identified for Rural Residential Land Use development on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. 

Please note that access 5 is improperly depicted on the attached Entrance Exhibit and Construction and Traffic documentation which will be updated.  It is properly depicted on the GDP, and the ALTA survey attachments. 

Committee/Commission Summary:
Review Date: Status:
Financial Impact: The proposed project is anticipated to have a positive financial impact. 
Staff Contacts:

Wanda Parrish, AICP, Planning Director

Patrick White, Planner III

 

Legal Counsel: Alexandra Spaulding, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Additional Background/Other Considerations: Please see 'large file links' for the full email collection of citizen correspondence and the Stormwater Concept Plan. Please be patient when downloading these large files.  Additional citizen input is located in the packet titled 'Citizen Corr. from 11-30-18 to 12-12-18.' 
Consequence of Denial/Inaction: The Planning Commission recommendation shall be provided to the Board of Supervisors. 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description: Type:
Staff_Report_with_Full_Appendices_-_SUP18-0003.pdf Staff Report Staff Report
1.0_-_GDP_Narrative_Site_C_v181120.pdf GDP Narrative Backup Material
Spotsylvania_Solar_Energy_Center_Site_C_v181120.pdf GDP GDP
Application_Binder.pdf Application Backup Material
2018-11-27_Home_Distance_Exhibit_SITE_C.pdf Home Distance Exhibit Backup Material
Airport_Map.pdf Airport distance exhibit Backup Material
Decommissioning_Plan.pdf Decommissioning Plan Backup Material
Decomissioning_Estimate_-_Revised_and_sealed.pdf Decomm. Estimate Backup Material
Fiscal_Analysis.pdf Fiscal Analysis Backup Material
Emergency_Response_Plan_-_Construction_v181119.pdf ERP-Construction Backup Material
Emergency_Response_Plan_-_Operations_v181119.pdf ERP-Operations Backup Material
Site_Specific_Safety_Plan_-_Construction_v181119.pdf Site Safety - Construction Backup Material
Noise_Study.pdf Noise Study Backup Material
18-11-12_Highlander_Construction_Sequence_Concept.pptx Construction Sequence Concept Backup Material
CulturalResources_Abstracts_and_Concurrences.pdf Cultural Resources Backup Material
Threatened_and_Endangered_Species_Assessment_Excerpt.pdf Threatened and Endangered Species Excerpt Backup Material
Small_Whorled_Pogonia_Survey_v180614.pdf SWP Survey Backup Material
sPower_Water_Plan_as_Submitted.docx sPower Water Proposal Backup Material
Heat_Island_Executuve_Summary_with_appendices.pdf sPower Heat Island Info Backup Material
Executive_Summary_CdTE_panel_safety_and_integrity_with_Appendices.pdf sPower CadTel Info Backup Material
Geotechnical_Report_Excerpt.pdf sPower Geotech Report Backup Material
Hydrogeologic_Summary_Report_Excerpt.pdf sPower HydroGeo Summary Excerpt Backup Material
ALTA_Survey.pdf Survey Backup Material
Construction_Traffic_and_Access_Eval-Reduced.pdf Traffic and Access Backup Material
Entrance_Exhibits-Reduced.pdf Entrance Exhibits Backup Material
Drainage_Report_Excerpt.pdf Drainage Report Excerpt Backup Material
Erosion_Control_Calculations.pdf Zone E Erosion Calcs Backup Material
Viewshed_Study_Part1.pdf Viewsheds 1 Backup Material
Viewshed_Study_Part2.pdf Viewsheds 2 Backup Material
CitPackets.pdf Correspondence 1 Backup Material
LargeFileLinks.pdf Citizen Correspondence 2 and SWM Concept Plan Backup Material
CitsReSpower11302018To12122018.pdf Citizen Correspondence from 11-30-18 to 12-12-18 Backup Material
External_Comms_-_DCR_DOF_FRA.pdf DOF, DCR, FRA Comments Backup Material
1A2_sPowerSolar_FRSP-ABPP_3Dec2018.pdf NPS Comments Backup Material