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206 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Current Planning 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) 0r., `NGE C•UNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> . <br /> 4 <br /> I �- , t il <br /> y <br /> August 24, 2016 <br /> RE: NOTICE OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING m <br /> Public Hearing and review of a Special Use Permit (Class A) application <br /> proposing development of a Solar Array-Public Utility. <br /> • <br /> To Whom It May Concern: <br /> As you may know, the Orange County Planning Department has received a <br /> Special Use Permit application (Class A SUP) proposing the development of a Solar <br /> Array-Public Utility on a 27.3 acre portion (leased acreage) of a 52.1 acre parcel of <br /> property located off of US Highway 70. The application was submitted by ESA <br /> Renewables, Oakwood Solar Farm LLC, and the owners of the subject property. <br /> Project Background: <br /> The property subject to the proposed development, further identified utilizing <br /> Orange County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 9835-02-9137, is located within the <br /> Cheeks Township of Orange County and is zoned: <br /> • Rural Residential (R-1), <br /> • Back Creek Protected Watershed Protection Overlay District, and <br /> • Efland Cheeks Overlay District (ECOD) Pre-designated commercial area. <br /> The property is accessible via an access easement through an adjacent property <br /> located at 6519 US Highway 70, (PIN) 9835-10-3858. The easement area includes an <br /> existing driveway providing access to both 6519 US Highway 70 and the subject parcel. <br /> Please refer to the attached Site Assessment map for additional site details. • <br /> The application proposes the development of a commercial solar facility operated <br /> and managed by the Oakwood Solar Farm, LLC (an ESA Renewables partnership with <br /> the property owners established for the project). This facility proposes to convert <br /> sunlight into electricity via ground-mounted Photovoltaic cell solar panels, which will be <br /> sold to a power company for the purpose of contributing to the power service grid for the - <br /> surrounding area. Please see the attached site plans for additional information on the <br /> layout of the proposed solar arrays: <br /> • <br /> 1 <br /> • <br />