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Notice
Pursuant to the zoning laws of the State of Colorado and the Weld County Code, a public hearing will be held before the Weld County Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners in the Hearing Room, Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, at the times specified below.
The complete case file may be examined by calling the Department of Planning Services at (970) 400-6100 to make arrangements with the case planner, or at the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631. Email messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your Email correspondence into the case file prior to the Planning Commission hearing, please call the Department of Planning Services to obtain the appropriate contact information. For inclusion of any correspondence prior to the Board of Commissioners hearing, email egesick@weld.gov.
If a court reporter is desired for either hearing, please advise the Department of Planning Services or the Clerk to the Board’s Office, in writing, at least five days prior to the hearing. The cost of engaging a court reporter shall be borne by the requesting party. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities 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, or the Clerk to the Board's Office at (970) 400-4225, prior to the day of the hearing. All cases scheduled before the Planning Commission or Board of County Commissioners are subject to continuance, due to lack of quorum or otherwise. Contact the Department of Planning Services or the Clerk to the Board’s Office at the numbers above, for hearing continuance information. The application may be updated at any time at the request of the applicant, or in response to public input, referral responses, or staff recommendations. During the public hearing process, the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners reserve the right to amend the findings, conditions of approval, and/or development standards in the proposed resolution.
Docket Number: 2024-55
Planning Commissioners Date: October 1, 2024
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Board of Commissioners Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Case Number: USR24-0013
Applicant: Prospect 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 a 199 megawatt AC Solar energy Facility (SEF) on 1,500 acres, a 100 megawatt AC BESS (Battery Energy Storage System), a step-up substation, transformer and maintenance facilities, and a 230kV interconnecting transmission line to connect to a new Tri-State Switching Station, outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District.
Legal Description: The Solar Facility encumbers the E1/2 NW1/4, the SW1/4, and the NE1/4 of Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 62 West; the SE1/4 and the S1/2 SW1/4 of Section 25; the SE1/4 of Section 26; all of Section 35; and Lot B of Corrected Recorded Exemption RE-1445 located in part of the NE1/4 of Section 34, all located in Township 1 North, Range 63 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
Location: Generally located between County Road 67 and County Road 75; and between County Road 2 and County Road 6. (See Legal Description for precise location)
Size: 1737 acres, more or less
Dated: September 16, 2024
Published: September 18, 2024, in the Greeley Tribune