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Home My WebLink About20061701 RESOLUTION RE: GRANT REQUEST TO PREADVERTISESITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMITS #1562 AND #1563 - CEDAR CREEK WIND ENERGY, LLC / GREEN LIGHT ENERGY, 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 has received a request from Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC/Green Light Energy, Inc., 310 4th Street, Charlotesville, Virginia 22902, for preadvertisement of the applications for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit(USR)#1562 for Major Facility of a Public Utility (a 72-mile, 230 kV transmission line and one new switching station),and a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1563 for Major Facility of a Public Utility(up to 300 individual three-bladed wind turbine generators), both in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, and WHEREAS,said properties for USR#1562 are described as parts of Sections 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 19,20, and 30,Township 10 North, Range 60 West; parts of Sections 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19,25,35, and 36,Township 10 North, Range 61 West; parts of Sections 24,25,and 36,Township 9 North, Range 62 West; parts of Section 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36, Township 8 North, Range 62 West; parts of Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, Township 7 North, Range 62 West; parts of Sections 1, 12, 13,24,25,34,35, and 36,Township 6 North, Range 62 West; parts of Sections 1,3,4,7,and 8, Township 5 North, Range 62 West; parts of Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, and 22, Township 5 North, Range 63 West; parts of Sections 2, 3, 11, 14, 23, 26, 34, and 35, Township 4 North, Range 63 West; parts of Sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and 34, Township 3 North, Range 63 West; parts of Sections 3,5, and 6,Township 2 North, Range 63 West; parts of Sections 1,2,3,4, 10, 15,22, and 27, Township 2 North, Range 64 West; part of Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 62 West; and part of Section 13,Township 4 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M.,Weld County,Colorado, and WHEREAS,said properties for USR#1563 are described as parts of Sections 19, 30, 31, and 34, Township 11 North, Range 58 West; parts of Sections 6 and 7,Township 10 North, Range 59 West; parts of Sections 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, and 36, Township 11 North, Range 59 West; parts of Sections 1, 2, 3,4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, and 29, Township 10 North, Range 60 West; parts of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 35, and 36,Township 11 North, Range 60 West, and parts of Sections 25 and 36, Township 12 North, Range 60 West of the 6th P.M.,Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS,after study and review the Board deems it advisable to grant said request,with the hearing date for each case to be set as August 9, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. 2006-1701 PL1845 PL1846 (rr! 04 etza t 0`7 GRANT PREADVERTISEMENT - CEDAR CREEK WIND ENERGY, LLC /GREEN LIGHT ENERGY, INC. (USR #1562 AND #1563) PAGE 2 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,Colorado,that the request from Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC/Green Light Energy,Inc., for preadvertisement of the applications for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit(USR)#1562 for Major Facility of a Public Utility(a 72-mile,230 kV transmission line and one new switching station), and a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1563 for Major Facility of a Public Utility (up to 300 individual three-bladed wind turbine generators), both in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, be, and hereby is, granted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the hearing date to consider both cases be, and hereby is, set as August 9, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by the following vote on the 26th day of June, A.D., 2006. BOARD OF OUNTY COMMISSIONERS A Ei+fro WELD CO TY, COLORADO ATTEST: date, a ' ' � ° eile, Chair Weld County Clerk to the - - (tt David E. Long, Pro-Tem I BY: 1 11L / De Clekothe Board '1-C7/17,_ r Will' H Jer APP AS TO F Robert D. Masd n o Attorn y G enn aad Date of signature: 7/24 2006-1701 PL1845 PL1846 MEMORANDUM I ` t ' � TO: Board of County Commissioners June 23, 2006 ElkFROM: Esther E. Gesick, Deputy Clerk to the Board COLORADO SUBJECT: Request for Pre-advertisement Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC / Green Light Energy, Inc., have submitted a request that the applications for Use by Special Review Permits #1562 and #1563, which will be heard by the Planning Commission on July 18, 2006, be pre-advertised. If you wish to approve this request, a hearing before the Board on August 9,2006,will allow adequate time for advertising for both cases. 2006-1701 PL1845 PL1846 MEMORANDUM WinneTO: Board of County Commissioners COLORADO DATE: June 20, 2006 FROM: Kim Ogle, Planning Manager Chris Gathman, Planner II SUBJECT: Cedar Creek Wind Energy LLC; Green Light Energy Inc Planning Case No.'s USR-1562 and USR-1563 The applicants Cedar Creek Wind Energy LLC and Green Light Energy Inc have requested a pre- Advertisement hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on August 2, 2006 for case numbers USR-1562 and USR-1563 for: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for a Major Facility of a Public Utility(a 72 mile 230 KV transmission line and one new switching station)[USR-1562] and Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for a Major Facility of a Public Utility(Up to 300 individual three-bladed wind turbine generators) [USR-1563] in the A(Agricultural)Zone District. Per the applicant's letter fo June 19, 2006, [Cedar Creek Wind Energy LLC] states "In order to complete construction of the project and achieve a commercial operations date of December 2007 as required by the power purchase agreement between Cedar Creek and Public Service of Colorado (Xcel), Cedar Creek intends to commence its construction activities in the Fall of 2006. Critical to commencement of construction will be the project's obtaining its necessary USR permit from the County. Accordingly, setting an August 2, 2006 public hearing date is of significance to Cedar Creek as it allows the project to meet its construction schedule and its contractual obligations with Xcel. These two cases are scheduled to be heard by the Planning Commission on July 18, 2006. The Department of Planning Services supports the applicant's request of a pre-advertisement hearing of August 2, 2006. 2006-1701 CEDAR CREEK WIND ENERGY,LLC June 19, 2006 Via Electronic and U.S. Mail Department of Planning Services—Weld County Attention: Kim Ogle—Planning Manager Southwest Office 4209 CR 24.5 Longmont, Colorado 80504 Re: Pre-Advertisement Request for Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC Use By Special Review Applications Dear Mr. Ogle: Cedar Creek Wind Energy, LLC ("Cedar Creek") respectfully requests from the Department of Planning Services and Board of County Commissioners of Weld County their approval of this "pre-advertisement" request made with respect to USR applications — 1562 and 1563 and the August 2, 2006 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board"). Cedar Creek currently is scheduled to have a public hearing before the Planning Commission on July 18, 2006 and would like the Board to schedule a public hearing before it on August 2, 2006. The reasoning for this request is as follows: In order to complete construction of the project and achieve a commercial operations date of December 2007 as required by the power purchase agreement between Cedar Creek and Public Service of Colorado (Xcel), Cedar Creek intends to commence its construction activities in the Fall of 2006. Critical to commencement of construction will be the project's obtaining its necessary USR permit from the County. Accordingly, setting an August 2, 2006 public hearing date is of significance to Cedar Creek as it allows the project to meet its construction schedule and its contractual obligations with Xcel. Cedar Creek appreciates the Board's consideration of this request. Should any additional information be required,please do not hesitate to contact me at 434-220-1406. Sincerely yours, tionvare9, . Nelson S. Teague, Jr. GREENLIGHT ENERGY,INC.•310 4"h STREET,N.E.•CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA•22902 PHONE:(434)220 1406•FAx:(434)220 1420•WWW.GLNRG.COM W.GLNRG.COM WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES 918 10T"STREET GREELEY, CO 80631 PHONE: 970-353-6100, EXT. 3540/ FAX: 970-304-6498 Date: •----\J‘49—. 2 3 20 c-4, Receipt No N° 13 4 9 7 Received From: CzcQar (.-cstV, c n� -tvt ,J / L C Permit Type No. Description ' Fee 4221-RE/SE 4221-ZPMH 4221-USR 4221-SITE PLAN REVIEW 4221-CHANGE OF ZONE 4221-PUD 4221-MINOR/MAJOR SUB # OF BUILDABLE LOTS 4221-ADDITIONAL 30% FEE FOR SUB'S 4221-RE-SUBDIVISIONS 4221-BOA 4221-FHDP/GHDP 4430-MAPS /POSTAGE 4430-COPIES 4730-INVESTIGATION FEE 6560-RECORDING FEE Cc) f t irjausels ZOC.Co ApprovccQ, I (oS3a\ ZOO. JCASH , CHECK NO. 0000043003 ._ TOTAL FEE Receipted Bye t DL# I ,1© DL'S Exp. Page 1 of 1 Esther Gesick From: Nelson Teague [Nelson@glnrg.com] Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 11:29 AM To: Esther Gesick Cc: Kim Ogle; Chris Gathman Subject: RE: Pre-Advertisement Request Attachments: Pre Ad Request.pdf Kim and Chris, Please see the attached request that Kim and I discussed earlier today. Should you think that I need to provide some additional reasons for granting the pre-ad request, please let me know. I appreciate all of your assistance. Would one of you please confirm that you received this letter with a quick e-mail back to me? Should I send the $200 now or wait until a decision has been made with respect to the request? Best regards, Nelson From: Esther Gesick [mailto:egesick@co.weld.co.us] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 7:33 PM To: Nelson Teague Cc: Kim Ogle Subject: Pre-Advertisement Request Mr. Teague, Please proceed with drafting and forwarding your pre-advertisement request and $200.00 to the Department of Planning Services. I will place your request on the Commissioners Agenda for 6/26 if a recommendation is received from Planning Staff by 5:00 on 6/22. Upon approval by the Board, we will proceed with scheduling the cases. Thanks! Esther E. Gesick Deputy Clerk to the Board 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80631 (970)356-4000 X4226 (970)352-0242 (fax) 6/21/2006 Hello