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Seal Beach council accepts EIR for Hellman Ranch solar, remands approval to planning commission
Summary
After extensive public comment from tribal representatives, environmental advocates and neighbors, the council accepted the applicant’s request to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the Hellman Ranch solar proposal and remanded the project to the Planning Commission and Environmental Quality Control Board; the applicant will pay EIR costs.
The Seal Beach City Council on Feb. 23 accepted the Hellman Ranch solar project applicant’s decision to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and remanded the matter to the Planning Commission and the Environmental Quality Control Board for further review, with the applicant to bear the cost of the EIR. The council voted 5-0 to set aside the Planning Commission’s prior minor use permit approval pending completion of the EIR.
The decision followed more than an hour of public comment during which tribal leaders, environmental groups and neighborhood residents urged thorough environmental review and consideration of alternatives. Jamie Rocha of the Gabrielino Shoshone Nation asked the city to “include and uplift indigenous voices” in decisions affecting the Los Cerritos Wetlands. Environmental advocate Anna Christensen said she supported an EIR “to study…
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