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October 23, 2024, 10:00 AM
Notice
Pursuant to the zoning laws of the State of Colorado and the Weld County Code, a public hearing will be held before the Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room, Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, at the time specified below.
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Docket Number: 2024-54
Board of Commissioners Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Case Number: USR24-0012
Applicant: Janus 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 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 115kV 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; the SW1/4 of Section 24; the NE1/4 and the N1/2 SW1/4 of Section 25; and 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 to 0.5 miles north of County Road 4. (See Legal Description for precise location)
Size: 700 acres, more or less