HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240390.tiffWeld County Planning Commission Agenda
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
12:30 p.m. — Weld County Planning Commission Luncheon — Events Center, 1150 O Street, Greeley, CO
Presentation by Liz Schneider, West Greeley Conservation District.
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
Elijah Hatch
Skip Holland
Butch White
Pamela Edens
Michael Wailes
Michael Palizzi
Shana Morgan
Virginia Guderjahn
Bamey Hammond
3. Approval of Minutes from the February 6, 2024 regular meeting
4. Hearing Items. Specific time for public input has been set aside for discussion on the following items:
A. Case Number: 1MUSR23-99-1236
Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado, dba Xcel Energy
Planner: Kim Ogle
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and First Minor Amendment to Use by Special Review
Permit No. USR-1236 for a Major Facility of a Public Utility or Public Agency - Fort St.
Vrain to Green Valley 230 -kilovolt (kV) double circuit electric transmission line including
the relocation of 4.5 miles of existing 230 -kV electric transmission line into new right-of-
way and the relocation of 4.5 miles of existing 230 -kV electric transmission line within
the USR-1236 right-of-way to accommodate engineering requirements for Pathway
crossing of the existing transmission lines within the USR-1236 right-of-way outside of
subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: The realigned Transmission line interconnects with the existing transmission line
approximately one-half mile east of County Road 29 in Section 9, Township 3 North,
Range 66 West, then heads in a southerly direction through Sections 16, 21, 28, and
one-half mile into Section 33, Township 3 North, Range 66 West, then turns east for
one-half mile to the interconnection point of the existing transmission line on County
Road 31 all located within the 6th P.M., Weld County Colorado.
Location: Generally located east of County Road 29, south of County Road 36, west of County
Road 33 and north of County Road 26.
B. Case Number: USR23-0039
Applicant: Public Service Company of Colorado, dba Xcel Energy
Planner: Kim Ogle
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for a 1041 Major
Facility of a Public Utility or Public Agency encompassing approximately 47.2 miles of
the proposed Colorado Power Pathways 345 -kilovolt (kV) double circuit Electric
Transmission Line, including the 58.7 -acre laydown yard, referred to as the Cervi Yard,
and the 59.4 -acre laydown yard, referred to as the Sarchet Yard, outside of subdivisions
and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: The Colorado's Power Pathway's proposed 345 kV Transmission Line route originates
at the existing Fort St. Vrain Generating Station (USR-1647) located in Section 10,
Township 3 North, Range 67 West. The new transmission line passes through the
following Sections:
Sections 11 and 12, Township 3 North, Range 67 West;
Sections 7, 8, 9, 16, 21, 25, 26, 28, 33, 34 and 35, Township 3 North, Range 66 West;
Sections 30, 31, 32 and 36, Township 3 North, Range 65 West;
Section 31, Township 3 North, Range 64 West;
Section 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Township 2 North, Range 65 West;
Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12 Township 2 North, Range 64 West;
Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Township 2 North, Range 63 West;
Section 4, 5, and 6 Township 2 North, Range 62 West;
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5. Public Comment
6. New Business
7. Adjourn
Section 33, 34, 35, and 36 Township 3 North, Range 62 West;
Section 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 of Township 3 North, Range 61 West;
and terminates at the Weld County/Morgan County Line in Section 25, Township 3
North, Range 61 West of the 6th P.M. Weld County Colorado.
Activities associated with the construction of Colorado's Power Pathway will also take
place in the following sections adjacent to the transmission line route: Section 10,
Township 3 North, Range 66 West; Sections 6 and 8, Township 2 North, Range 65
West; Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 65 West; Section 34, Township 3 North,
Range 64 West; Section 11, Township 2 North Range 64 West; and Section 31,
Township 3 North, Range 62 West.
Generally located in the southern -most part of Weld County, starting near Platteville and
extending east and south to the Weld County/Morgan County Line.
Items scheduled for future hearings:
April 2- Case Number: USR23-0045
Applicant PDC Energy, Inc., Thistle Solar, LLC
Planner: Molly Wright
Request A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit fora Solar Energy
Facility (SEF) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District.
Location: North of and adjacent to CR 36; east of and adjacent to CR 31.
April 2- Case Number: USR23-0047
Applicant Cornish Plains Livestock, LLLP, c/o Oriole Solar, LLC and Starling Solar, LLC
Planner: Chris Gathman
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit (USR) for a Solar
Energy Facility in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. The facility will encumber
approximately 82.23 acres. The USR is proposed in two (2) phases and will have a total
capacity of 51,000 kW AC.
Location: West of US Highway 392 and 0.5 mile south of County Road 74.
April 2- Case Number: USR23-0042
Applicant Michael Boulter Farms, LLC, c/o Liberty Power Innovations, LLC
Planner: Chris Gathman
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit for an Oil and Gas
Support Facility (Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station) in the A (Agricultural) Zone
District.
Location: East of and adjacent to County Road 49 and north of and adjacent to County Road 50.
April 2- Case Number: COZ23-0005
Applicant: Robert L. Seltzer, LLC
Planner: Diana Aungst
Request: Change of Zone from the A (Agricultural) Zone District to the C-3 (Business Commercial)
Zone District.
Location: East of and adjacent to CR 19 and north of and adjacent to CR 2.
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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