Agenda - 5-a - Class A Special Use Permit – Solar Array off US Highway 70 in Cheeks Township

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22 ORANGE COUNTY RE: Oakwood Sear Farm, LLC Orange County PIN: (parcel) 9EI35 -02 -9317 (easement) 9835 -10 -3558 Address: 6517 US Highway 70 Mebatie, NC 27302 STATEW E NT OF JUSTIFJCATION IN SUPPORT 0 F-TW SPECIAL USE Ph9 M IT APPLICATION I. Introductivn Oakwood Solar Farm, LLC proposes to construct a solar array- pub] fc utlIILy on 35 +/- acres of land owned by Carl and Helen Mato. The property Is locates! on US Highway 7011ear the Intersection of buckhorn Road. Thee property Is iwrrently zoned Rur81 Residential (H). The majorlty of the properties adjacent the site are also Htiral Residential (R1.), The easement with site access Is Tamed f:C5 (Existing Commercla1) wlth one adjoIn.Ing parcel zoned NC2 (Nelghborhood Commercla1). The solar array proposed meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the abllfty of future generations In meeting their needs as required In the Grange County Cc rn p rehen s Iva Flan. The proposed solar array fulfills the County and the State of North Carolina's goal to reduce dependence on fosslI fuels and nuclear power and moue to a more sustainable form of generation. in recent years, across the US we have seen solar energy becoMne competitive with fossil fuel generation. The benefits of solar energy productlon go far beyond its price cortlpetitiveness compared to Its fossli fuel Counterparts Including tax base, no ernl5slons, Increased electrical grid stability, local economic impact and lour l rite nslty development, It, Statement In Support of Applicatton This Class A Special Use Perrntlt application for a Solar Array-PublIc Utility meets all general standards for approval as required by Section 5.3.7 (A), those specific standards required by Section 5, 3.2 (a), and the requirements of 5,9 (C) . This StatemPnt addresses both general and specific stariclards as requlred by Grange County Lirdlnance. A. Tea se w}I! rnaintaln cr r}romote thepubliG he_stt#I, Saf9tV ernd �teneral welfare. If locateri where pro.0o.sed and devej a ed and operated arcardlne to the plan as submitted. The proposed solar array- public utlilty will not affect the public health or safety. Access to the site will be from US Highway 70 and formally agreed upon with the landowners. The Solar Array configuration contains no moving parts. The electric components will have an Underwriters Laboratories listing and the SolarArray wlll comply with the edition of the National Electrical Code adopted at the time of constrocOn. The Solar Array will he surrounded by a wire mesh fence with three strand barbed wire an top. The solar array wl11 not have any lighting, and no harardous substances will be utiIlzed on the site,