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ALUC-19-18 (Benicia Solar Project)
Conduct a Public Hearing to consider a Consistency Determination for the Benicia Solar Project with the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (County of Solano). (Project Planner: Jim Leland)
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INTRODUCTION
On January 9, 2020, the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission considered a request for a consistency determination from the City of Benicia for a solar project on Lake Herman Road. The project consisted of two major components, a zoning text amendment and a specific solar project on Lake Herman Road. Each component is described below.
Zoning Text Amendment (See Attachment A6 Proposed Zoning Text Amendment)
The zoning text amendment would permit solar facilities on open space lands within the City of Benicia. The zoning amendment establishes standards for the development of solar utilities which include measures regulating:
1. Protection of agriculture,
2. No municipal services required,
3. Setbacks,
4. Height not exceeding 15 feet,
5. Noise levels,
6. Decommissioning procedures,
7. Stormwater management, and
8. Traffic minimization
Lake Herman Road Solar Project (Attachment A1 Project Description)
The proposal is to establish a commercial scale solar electric generation project on the north side of Lake Herman Road opposite the intersection with Reservoir Road. The project site is approximately 90 acres in size and is located within Compatibility Zone D of the Travis Plan.
The project will be located on property in the City of Benicia with an open space zoning designation.
According to the project description, the project will:
"..... generate a total of 5.0 Megawatts (MW) AC (7 MW DC) of clean, reliable solar energy when complete. The Project will interconnect to PG&E's pre-existing electrical...
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