REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 16, 2021
FROM
TERRI RAHHAL, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Resurgence Solar I & II Power Facility Appeal
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Conduct a public hearing to consider an appeal of a Planning Commission action to approve the Resurgence Solar I & II Facility on approximately 1,172 acres.
* Appellant: Citizens for Responsible Solar through its attorneys Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo, Attorneys at Law
* Applicant: Resurgence Solar I & II PV, LLC
* Community: Kramer Junction
* Location: Highway 395, one mile north of Highway 58 at Kramer Junction
2. Deny the appeal and take the following actions for project approval:
a. Adopt the recommended Findings as adopted by the Planning Commission, including a finding that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
b. Approve the Conditional Use Permits involving the decommissioning of the existing 150 megawatt concentrated solar thermal facilities, known as Solar Energy Generating System III through VII, and the redevelopment, at the same location, of new photovoltaic solar power facilities with battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure for a combined 150 megawatt of renewable electrical energy and/or energy storage capacity subject to the Conditions of Approval.
c. Direct the Clerk of the Board to file a Notice of Exemption.
(Presenter: Terri Rahhal, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Create, Maintain and Grow Jobs and Economic Value in the County.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation and revenue to complete this action have been included in the Land Use Services Department (LUS) Planni...
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