24-1430
Consider an appeal of Planning Commission’s approval of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3677 proposing to allow construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of Sonrisa Solar Project (Project), of a photovoltaic (PV) solar electricity facility generating up to 200 megawatts and an energy storage facility with a capacity of approximately 184 megawatts, on approximately 2,000 acres; Project also proposes to include an approximately 0.2-mile gen-tie connection to an existing 3.3-mile long 230 kilovolt (kV) gen-tie through an adjacent existing energy project which connects to Tranquillity Switching Station, which is operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E); and if appeal is denied and Planning Commission’s approval of Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3677 is upheld, Board should adopt the proposed resolution consisting of the following actions: a. find that the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) was presented to, reviewed, and considered by the Board; b. find that decision to certify the FEIR reflects the Board’s independent judgment; c. adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings of Fact, approve Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and certify Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 7869 prepared for Sonrisa Solar Project; d. direct staff to file a Notice of Determination in compliance with State law; e. make required Findings specified in Fresno County Zoning Ordinance, Section 842.5.050(B) to uphold Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3677; and f. approve Unclassified Conditional Use Permit No. 3677, with mitigation measures, conditions of approval and project notes (Project site is located on approximately 2,000-acre site in western Fresno County, generally bounded by State Route 33 (also known as S. Derrick Avenue) to the west, W. Manning Avenue to the south, S. Merced Avenue to the east, and W. Adams Avenue to the north, W. South Avenue bisects site from east to west, approximately seven miles west of the unincorporated community of Tranquillity. Project site is within Ae-20 (Exclusive Agricultural, 20-acre minimum parcel size) Zone District. Project is proposed for development on parcels listed in Attachment B. (Sup. Dist. 1))
- Committee
- Public Works & Planning
- Requested by
- Public Works & Planning
- Introduced
- December 4, 2024
- On agenda
- February 11, 2025
- Passed
- February 11, 2025
- Enactment no.
- Resolution No. 25-036