Vote: approved

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PZ-1. SUN STREAMS SOLAR ENERGY FARM Case Number: CPA2013005 Supervisorial District: 4 Applicant: Gammage & Burnham, PC Owner: Arlington Valley Solar Holdings, LLC Request:Modification of condition ‘b’ and ‘c’ (ref. #CPA2010013) (CPA case approval is by Resolution, attached) Site Location: Approximately at the southwest corner of Elliot Rd. and 363rd Ave. (in the Tonopah area) Site Size: Approximately 240 acres Commission Action: By a vote of 6-0, recommended approval subject to conditions ‘a’ – ‘h’ as follows: All other conditions approved by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to case CPA2010013 shall remain in effect. All conditions listed in their entirety in final format are as follows: a. Development of the site shall comply with the narrative report entitled, “Application for a Major Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the proposed project: Arlington Solar”, including exhibits dated Revised August 2010 and October 2010, and stamped received October 22, 2010, except as modified by the following stipulations. b. If a Special Use Permit for the subject site has not been approved by the Board of Supervisors by December 15, 2015, this comprehensive plan amendment shall be scheduled for Board of Supervisors consideration, upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, to change the Industrial land use designation to Rural (0-1 d.u./ac.) land use designation. c. The land use designation of ‘Industrial’ approved as part of case CPA2010013 shall be subject to the time limits set forth in the subsequent Special Use Permit, and shall be scheduled for the Board of Supervisors after recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider reversion to the ‘Rural (0-1 d.u./ac.)’ land use designation upon Special Use Permit expiration. d. The property owner and their successors waive claim for diminution in value if the County takes action to rescind approval of this major comprehensive plan amendment due to non-compliance with any of the approved stipulations or other conditions of approval. e. That the following Drainage Administration stipulations shall apply: 1. All development and engineering design shall be in conformance with the Drainage Regulation and current engineering policies, standards and best practices at the time of application for construction. 2. Drainage review of planning and/or zoning cases is for conceptual design only and does not represent final design approval nor shall it entitle applicants to future designs that are not in conformance with the drainage regulations and design policies and standards. f. The following Maricopa County Department of Transportation stipulation shall apply: 1. Preserve a total half-width right-of-way of 100 feet on Elliot Rd. g. That the following Environmental Services Department stipulation shall apply: 1. The source/method of providing potable water to the solar facility must be presented before approval of the Special Use Permit. h. That the following State Historic Preservation Office stipulation shall apply: 1. Prior to issuance of any building permits, the applicant shall inspect the project site for cultural resources in a manner consistent with that outlined in the June 10, 2010 memorandum from Mr. David Jacobs of the State Historic Preservation Office. (C-44-14-020-M-00)