TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Matt Ringel, Planner III
SUBJECT: Laketricity (DBA Dynamo Solar) Commercial Floating Solar Use Permit (P22-00340-UP), Zone Change (P23-00181-ZC), and Variance (P23-00268-VAR)
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Eva Pauly / Laketricity (DBA Dynamo Solar) Commercial Floating Solar Facility Use Permit, Zone Change, and Variance / Application Nos. P22-00340-UP, P23-00181-ZC, AND P23-00268-VAR
Conduct a public hearing to consider the project and act on the Planning Commission's recommendation on August 21, 2024 to:
1) Adopt 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) Approve 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; and
3) Approve 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 proposed project is located at 1515 Soscol Ferry Road, Napa and 200 Anderson Road, Napa - Accessor's Parcel Numbers: 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 046-400-0...
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