HomeMy WebLinkAbout20242552.tiffWeld County Planning Commission Agenda
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
12:00 p.m. — Weld County Planning Commission Luncheon — Events Center, 1150 O Street, Greeley, CO
1:30 p.m. — Public Meeting of the Weld County Planning Commission, Weld County Administration Building, Hearing
Room, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
Butch White
Pamela Edens
Michael Wailes
Michael Palizzi
Virginia Guderjahn
Barney Hammond
Michael Biwer
Cindy Beemer
3. Approval of Minutes from the September 3, 2024 regular meeting
4. Hearing Items. Specific time for public input has been set aside for discussion on the following items:
A. Case Number: USR24-0015
Applicant: Ana Holguin Macias & Mario Contreras Guillen, c/o MVJ Transports, Inc.
Planner: Diana Aungst
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for Oil and
Gas Support and Service (truck parking and equipment storage), outside of
subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: Lot A Recorded Exemption RE -3692; being part of the SE1/4 of Section 26,
Township 5 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 52; approximately 0.13 miles west of County
Road 47.
Parcel Number: 096126400070
B. Case Number: USR24-0012
Applicant Janus Solar, LLC
Planner: Chris Gathman
Request A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a 1041
Major Facility of a Public Utility, including an 80 megawatt AC Solar Energy Facility
(SEF) on 700 acres, a 20 megawatt AC BESS (Battery Energy Storage System),
a step-up substation, transformer and maintenance facilities, and a 155kV
electrical line connection to the existing Sand Creek Switching Station outside of
subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) zone District.
Legal Description: The Solar Facility encumbers the W2 NW1/4 of Section 30, Township 1 North,
Range 62 West; and the SW1/4 of Section 24, the NE1/4, the N1/2 SW1/4 of
Section 25; Lot B of Corrected Recorded Exemption RECX11-0028 located in part
of the NW1/4 of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado.
Location: East of and adjacent to County Road 71; 0.5 miles south of County Road 8; 0.75
miles west of County Road 75 Section Line; 0.25 miles north of County Road 4.
Parcel Number: 147930000001, 147724300016, 147725000007, 147725100011, 147725200002
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C. Case Number: USR24-0013
Applicant: Prospect Solar, LLC
Planner: Diana Aungst
Request A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a 1041
Major Facility of a Public Utility, including a 199 megawatt AC Solar energy Facility
(SEF) on 1,500 acres, a 100 megawatt AC BESS (Battery Energy Storage
System), a step-up substation, transformer and maintenance facilities, and a
230kV interconnecting transmission line to connect to a new Tri-State Switching
Station, outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District.
Legal Description: The Solar Facility encumbers the E1/2 NW1/4, the SW1/4, and the NE1/4 of
Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 62 West; the SE1/4 and the S1/2 SW1/4 of
Section 25; the SE1/4 of Section 26; all of Section 35; and Lot B of Corrected
Recorded Exemption RE -1445 located in part of the NE1/4 of Section 34, all
located in Township 1 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
Location: Generally located between County Road 67 and County Road 75; and between
County Road 2 and County Road 6.
Parcel Number: 147930100014, 147725000007, 147725000008, 147726000003, 147734000020,
147735000005, 147930000001
5. Public Comment
6. New Business
7. Adjourn
Items scheduled for future hearings:
Oct 15- Case Number: COZ24-0004
Applicant Hankins Farms, LLC
Planner: Diana Aungst
Request Change of Zone from the A (Agricultural) Zone District to the C-3 (Business
Commercial) Zone District.
Legal Description: Part of the E1/2SE1/4 of Section 20, Township 5, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M.,
Weld County, Colorado.
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 54; west of and adjacent to County Road
17.
Oct 15- Case Number: USR24-0014
Applicant Magnum Feedyard Co., LLC, c/o Taelor Solar 1, LLC
Planner: Chris Gathman
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for the
construction of a 1041 Major Facility of a Public Utility, including a Solar Energy
Facility (SEF) (solar arrays) with a generating capacity up to 650 megawatt AC; a
Battery Energy Storage Facility planned for 650 MWh with a possible increase to
up to 1,300 MWh; a substation (constructed and owned by the applicant) to
interconnect the project to the high voltage transmission system; an operations
area, including an operations and maintenance building, possible water storage,
materials storage and parking; an on -site communication system (communication
lines); Meteorological Stations (approximately 15 high, on posts); up to seven (7)
construction trailers and ten (10) conex containers during construction and up to
four (4) conex containers, post -construction, for parts storage, outside of
subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: All of Section 1 except part of the W1/2 beginning 600'S of NW Cor S2340' E130'
N2340' W130' to beginning; all of Sections 2, and 3; part of the E1/2 and part of
the W1/2 of Section 10; part of the W1/2 of Section 11; part of the NW1/4 NW1/4
of Section 14; part of the NE1/4 of Section 15, in Township 2 North, and all of
Sections 33 and 34; the S1/2 of Section 35; part of the S1/2 of Section 32, in
Township 3 North, all located in Range 61 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County,
Colorado.
Location: 4300 acres (on multiple parcels), located two (2) miles south of the Interstate
76/County Road 91 intersection, 0.75 miles north of the County Road 20/County
Road 93 intersection, west of and adjacent to the Weld County/Morgan County
Line, approximately 7.5 miles east of County Road 75.5.
Oct 15- Case Number: USR24-0017
Applicant: Living Rock Church of Severance Inc., dba Calvary Church Severance
Planner: Molly Wright
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a Church
outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: Lot A of Recorded Exemption RECX17-0026; being part of the W1/2 of Section 6,
Township 6 North, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
Location: South of and adjacent to County Road 74; east of and adjacent to County Road
25.
Nov 5- Case Number: USR24-0016
Applicant Sunset Industrial, LLC
Planner Diana Aungst
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review for Open Mining
(sand and gravel) and processing of minerals, including the import and export of
materials to/from other sites, recycle crushing area, dry and wet screens, crushers,
conveyors and stacker, portable generators, mobile mining equipment parking and
storage, employee and vendor parking, a mine office/scale house, and scale, in
the 1-3 (Heavy Industrial) Zone District.
Location: North of and adjacent to East 8th Street; approximately 670 -feet east of Cherry
Avenue (County Road 43).
Nov 5- Case Number: USR24-0002
Applicant Janice & Donald Carlson, c/o SunShare, LLC dba Goldfinch Solar, LLC
Planner: Molly Wright
Request A Site -Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a Solar
Energy Facility (SEF) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 64; west of and adjacent to County Road
51.
Nov 5- Case Number USR24-0018
Applicant Chad & Cane Smith, Go Pivot Energy, LLC
Planner: Molly Wright
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review for a Solar Energy
Facility (SEF) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural)
Zone District.
Location: South of and adjacent to County Road 94; east of and adjacent to Highway 85.
Note: In accordance with the Americans with Disability Act, if special accommodations are required in order for you to
participate in this hearing, please contact the Department of Planning Services at (970) 400-6100 prior to the
day of the hearing
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