AI- 7460
1.
December P&Z Commission Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Date:
- 12/13/2023
- Title:
- SU 23-26 (Cochise Stronghold Solar Solar)
- Submitted By:
- Christine McLachlan, Development Services
- Department:
- Development Services
Presentation:
PowerPoint
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Christine McLachlan
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Planning Division Manager
Agenda Item Text:
An applicant-initiated Special Use Authorization request to construct and operate a proposed 235-MW Solar Energy Power Plant and 235-MW Battery Energy Storage System on 2,437 acres of rural zoned land. [Item tabled from November 8, 2023 Regular Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting]
Background:
The County has received a Special Use application request from Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (AEPCO)/Roadrunner LLC (applicant). The applicant requests a special use authorization to develop a 235-megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar facility, a 235-MW battery energy storage system, and a substation, on AEPCO owned land near the existing Apache Generating Station at 3525 N. Highway 191, Cochise, Arizona. More specifically, this request includes portions on the following APNs: 20401020 (237.89 Ac), 20401022C (427.2 Ac), 20418001 (159.43 Ac), 20418003A (198.74 Ac), 20422001G (488.53 Ac), 20506004 (612.17 Ac), 20507001 (313.08 Ac), which equates to approximately 2,437 acres of rural-zoned land.
During the November 8, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant requested, and was granted, a request to lay the item on the table until the December 13, 2023 meeting. To hear the docket, the commission will first need to vote to take the item from the table.
During the November 8, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the applicant requested, and was granted, a request to lay the item on the table until the December 13, 2023 meeting. To hear the docket, the commission will first need to vote to take the item from the table.