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Planning commission recommends 10-year extension for Wisteria Solar development agreement after public concerns about landscaping and wildlife
Summary
The Imperial County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve a time extension for the Wisteria Solar development agreement, keeping 11 conditional use permits active while the developer seeks interconnection and updates performance milestones.
The Imperial County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve Time Extension 240004, which would extend the development agreement for the Wisteria Solar project and keep 11 remaining conditional use permits (CUPs) viable for future development.
County staff described the project area roughly five miles west of Calexico and summarized an originally approved solar development (Wisteria Solar) that included 16 CUPs covering more than 2,600 acres and about 250 megawatts. Staff told the commission the project’s final EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2013091084) was certified by the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 30, 2014, and staff recommended the commission find no further environmental documentation is necessary for the proposed time extension and…
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