HomeMy WebLinkAbout20232880.tiffHEARING CERTIFICATION
DOCKET NO. 2023-66.D
RE: A SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT,
USR23-0023, FOR A SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY (SEF) OUTSIDE OF SUBDIVISIONS
AND HISTORIC TOWNSITES IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT -
THOMAS AND MARJORIE BROWN, C/O CBEP SOLAR 27, LLC
A public hearing was conducted on January 31, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., with the following present:
Commissioner Kevin D. Ross, Chair
Commissioner Perry L. Buck, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Commissioner Scott K. James
Commissioner Lori Saine — RECUSED
Also present:
Acting Clerk to the Board, Jan Warwick
Deputy County Attorney, Karin McDougal
Department of Planning Services representative, Kim Ogle
The following business was transacted:
El I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated August 15, 2023, and duly published
August 18, 2023, in the Greeley Tribune, a public hearing was conducted on October 4, 2023, to
consider the request of Thomas and Marjorie Brown, do CBEP Solar 27, LLC, for a Site Specific
Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit, USR23-0023, for a Solar Energy
Facility (SEF) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
At said hearing the Board continued the matter to December 6, 2023, to allow the applicants
adequate time to get a Good Neighbor Agreement and a Crossing Agreement in place. At said
hearing the Board continued the matter to January 17, 2024, to allow the applicant additional time
to get said agreements in place. At said hearing the Board continued the matter to January 31,
2024, to allow the applicants additional time to get the Crossing Agreement finalized and signed.
Karin McDougal, Deputy County Attorney, made this a matter of record.
Ei Kim Ogle, Department of Planning Services, presented a brief summary of the proposal and
relayed the applicant has obtained a Final Crossing Agreement and a Good Neighborhood
Agreement, and although said agreements have not yet been recorded, they do address
Conditions of Approval #1.B, #1.E, and #1.G.
w _= Brysen Daughton, Cloudbreak Energy, described the terms and provisions of the Good
Neighborhood Agreement and the Final Crossing Agreement, and thanked the Board for the
additional time to negotiate them.
No public testimony was offered concerning this matter.
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The Board reviewed the Conditions of Approval (COA) and Development Standards (DS) and
agreed to strike Conditions of Approval (COA) #1.B, #1.E, #1.G, and #1.H.11.
No public input to the changes in the Conditions of Approval.
In response to Chair Ross, Mr. Daughton indicated they have reviewed, and agreed to abide
by, the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as amended.
Commissioner James moved to approve the request of Thomas and Marjorie Brown,
c/o CBEP Solar 27, LLC, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit,
USR23-0023, for a Solar Energy Facility (SEF) outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in
the A (Agricultural) Zone District, based on the recommendations of Planning staff and the
Planning Commission, with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as amended.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Buck, and it carried unanimously. There being no
further discussion, the hearing was completed at 10:15 a.m.
This Certification was approved on the 14th day of February, 2024.
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WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
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EXCUSED DATE OF APPROVAL
Kevin I Ross, Chair
Perry L.k, Pro-Tem
Mike Freeman
DATE OF APPROVAL
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RECUSED
Lori Saine
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