HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100772.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: ACTION OF BOARD CONCERNING USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT #1723 FOR
A MAJOR FACILITY OF A PUBLIC UTILITY (A WIND ENERGY FACILITY WITH A
GENERATING CAPACITY UP TO 250.5 MEGAWATTS (MW) ALONG WITH A
230-KILOVOLT (KV) ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE, AN INTERCONNECTION
FACILITY TO TIE INTO AN EXISTING 72-MILE TRANSMISSION LINE, EXISTING
COLLECTOR TRANSMISSION LINES,1-3 PERMANENT 80-METER METEOROLOGICAL
TOWERS, ONE (1) SUBSTATION,AN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING/
FACILITY,ALONG WITH ONE(1)TEMPORARY BATCH PLANT AND CONSTRUCTION
FACILITY) IN THE A(AGRICULTURAL)ZONE DISTRICT-CEDAR CREEK II, LLC, C/O
BP WIND ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on the 14th day of
April, 2010, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the Chambers of the Board for the purpose of hearing the
application of Cedar Creek II, LLC, c/o BP Wind Energy North America, Inc.,Attn: David Gonzalez,
700 Louisiana Street, 33rd Floor, Houston,Texas 77002, for a Site Specific Development Plan and
Use by Special Review Permit#1723 for a Major Facility of a Public Utility(a wind energy facility with
a generating capacity up to 250.5 megawatts (MW) along with a 230-kilovolt (kV) electric
transmission line, an interconnection facility to tie into an existing 72-mile transmission line,existing
collector transmission lines, 1-3 permanent 80-meter meteorological towers, one (1)substation,an
operations and maintenance building/facility, along with one (1) temporary batch plant and
construction facility) in the A (Agricultural)Zone District on the following described real estate,to-wit:
Wind Energy Facility:
Section 6, Township 10 North, Range 67 West; Sections 1, 2,3,4,5,
Township 10 North, Range 58 West; Sections 5, 6, 8, 17, Township
11 North, Range 56 West; Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14,
15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33,
Township 11 North, Range 57 West; Sections 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 27, 34, 36, Township 11 North, Range 58
West; Sections 28, 32, 33, Township 12 North, Range 56 West; and
Sections 25, 27, 32, 33, 35, Township 12 North, Range 57 West of
the 6th P.M., Weld County Colorado
Transmission Line:
Sections 1, 2, 3 (on section lines), Township 10 North, Range 58
West; Section 4, Township 10 North, Range 58 West; Sections 5, 6
(on section lines), Township 10 North, Range 58 West; Sections 1, 2,
3 (on section lines), Township 10 North, Range 59 West; Section 4,
Township 10 North, Range 59 West; Sections 5, 6(on section lines),
Township 10 North, Range 59 West; Section 2, Township 10 North,
Range 60 West; Sections 1, 2,6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, Township 11
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RE: CONTINUANCE (USR#1723) - CEDAR CREEK II, LLC, C/O BP WIND ENERGY NORTH
AMERICA, INC.
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North, Range 57 West; Sections 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, Township 11
North, Range 58 West; Sections 31, 32 (on section lines), Township
11 North, Range 59 West; and Sections 35, 36, Township 11 North,
Range 60 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado
WHEREAS, at said hearing the Board deemed it advisable to continue said matter to
May 19, 2010,to allow adequate time for the case to be republished to correct the legal description,
and to be reconsidered by the Planning Commission on May 18, 2010, and
WHEREAS, the Board heard all of the testimony and statements of those present and
reviewed the request of the applicant and, having been fully informed, finds that this request be
approved and the matter should be continued to May 19, 2010, at 10:00 a.m.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the abovementioned matter be, and hereby is, continued to May 19, 2010,at
10:00 a.m.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 14th day of April, A.D., 2010.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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David E. Long
Date of signature: 4124/0
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