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EVA PAULY / LAKETRICITY (DBA DYNAMO SOLAR) COMMERCIAL FLOATING SOLAR FACILITY, ZONE CHANGE, AND VARIANCE / APP NOS. P22-00340-UP, P23-00181-ZC, AND P23-00268-VAR CEQA Status: Consideration and possible adoption of a Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration. According to the proposed Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would not have any potentially significant environmental impacts after implementation of mitigation measures. Mitigation measures are proposed for the following areas: Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forest Resources, Biological Resources, and Cultural Resources. The project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. Request: Make a recommendation to the Napa County Board of Supervisors regarding the following: 1) Adoption of an ordinance to rezone the developed portions of the project parcels (APN(s) 057-010-010 and 057-050-003) from the existing zoning district of Agricultural Watershed: Airport Compatibility (AW:AC) to Public Lands: Airport Compatibility (PL:AC); 2) Approval of a Variance to allow construction of 42 transmission line towers at a height varying between 38.5-feet and 70-feet tall, whereby Napa County Code (“NCC”) Section 18.104.120 establishes a 35-foot height maximum; 3) Approval of a Use Permit, subject to Conditions of Approval, for construction of approximately 56-acres of floating solar panels (approximately 63,840 solar panels) on top of two of the Napa Sanitation District’s existing wastewater ponds to produce approximately 34.7 megawatts (MW) of direct current electricity, converted to 24.5 megawatts (MW) of alternating current electricity, construction of approximately 2-miles of electrical transmission lines, with portions constructed above and below ground, and construction of one 0.13-acre electrical substation located at the northern edge of the solar panels. The project is located on approximately 163.59-acre and 327.0-acre parcels within the AW (Agricultural Watershed) zoning district and Public Institutional (PI) General Plan designation at 1515 Soscol Ferry Road, Napa, CA 945584. APNs 057-050-003-000, 057-010-010-000, 057-050-006-000, 057-010-038-000, 057-010-039-000, 046-400-016-000, 046-400-011-000, 046-400-057-00, and 046-400-004-000. Staff Recommendation: That the Planning Commission recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt the Revised Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, adopt the ordinance for Rezone application No. P23-00181, approve Variance application No. P23-00268, and approve Use Permit Application No. P22-00340, as conditioned. Staff Contact: Matt Ringel, Planner III, (707) 299-1351 Applicant Contact: Eva Pauly-Bowles, Laketricity Managing Director, 755 Baywood Drive, 2nd Floor, Petaluma, CA, 94954, (707) 658-4596 Applicant Representative Contact: Jeffrey Redding, Land Use Planning Services, (707) 255-7375
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Requested by
- Planning, Building and Environmental Services
- Introduced
- August 21, 2024
- On agenda
- August 21, 2024
- Passed
- December 31, 2023