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Conduct a noticed Public Hearing to consider extending interim Ordinance No. 2024-1852-U, adopted as an urgency measure on January 23, 2024, prohibiting new commercial battery energy storage systems within the unincorporated territory of the County of Solano, for an additional 22 months and 15 days (4/5 vote required); the proposed extension is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15060(c)(2), and is exempt under sections 15061(b)(3), 15307, and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines
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Published Notice Required? Yes _ X__ No ____
Public Hearing Required? Yes _ X__ No ____
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Read the proposed ordinance by title only and waive further reading by majority vote;
2. Conduct a noticed public hearing to consider a proposed 22 month and 15-day extension of an interim ordinance prohibiting new commercial battery energy storage systems within the unincorporated territory of the County of Solano, adopted as an urgency measure (4/5 vote required); and
3. Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-1852-U-E (Attachment A) to approve a 22 month and 15-day extension of Interim Ordinance 2024-1852-U (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY:
At the December 5, 2023 Solano County Board of Supervisors meeting, issues related to commercial Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) were raised by the public and Board members, resulting in staff receiving general direction to return to the Board with a proposed urgency ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on the approval of such facilities in unincorporated Solano County. Staff returned as directed on January 23, 2024, and following a public hearing, the Board enacted Ordinance No. 2024-1852-U prohibiting new commercial battery energy storage systems within the unincorporated areas of the County of Solano for 45 days (through March 8, 2024) (Attachment C). At the meeting, staff received ...
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