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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: Anthony A. Dehaesus f
Director of Planning Costa
DATE: January 24, 1985 r County
SUBJECT: Report on Wind Energy Conversion Systems Moratorium
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a 10 month and 15 day extension of .the Wind Energy Conversion System Moritoriurd
Urgency Ordinance, as provided by Government Code Section 65858, -to expire on January 5, 1986.
BACKGROUND
On January 8, 1984, the Board enacted a 45 day moritor.ium on the approval of use permits for wind
energy conversion systems. The purpose of this action was to provide a period in which the Planning
Department could research and prepare a draft ordinance directed at establishing standards for wind
energy conversion land uses. The .Urgency Ordinance enacting the moritorium will expire on
February 21, 1985, unless extended by the Board. The State statutes governing interim zoning
ordinances in urgency situations* provides for no more than two extensions of an urgency ordinance,
the first of which is allowed to be a maximum of 10 months and 15 days.
Currently, the Planning Department is researching wind energy conversion. system controls and
standards and is contacting concerned citizen groups for input. Preliminary.comments from citizen
groups will be considered in preparing a, preliminary draft ordinance. The draft ordinance is
expected to be completed in February and circulated for comment. Comments on the preliminary
draft ordinance will be considered in� preparing the public hearing draft. Public hearings will be
scheduled-by the beginning of April with the County and Area Planning Commissions.
It is expected that several hearings with the three Planning Commissions on this matter will be
necessary. Accordingly, it would.be appropriate to extend the current urgency ordinance for the full
amount allowed, 10 months and 15 days, to expire on January 5, 1986, unless a second extension is
approved.
i;ONTINf `D ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
CU:dMENDATION OF•COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ECO D ION O BOA [; COMMIT E
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The Board heard from numerous citizens, CONTINUED to February 19', 1985 at 2:30 .p.m. hearing on
whether the provisions of the .,urgency ordinance should be continued, REQUESTED staff to submit a
a progress report at that time and to meet with Supervisor Torlakson, members of the industry,
EDPAC and interested persons from the community in Brentwood at the Community Center on Friday,
2-8-85 at 10 a.m. to review the specifics of the model ordinance; and to attend EDPAC's evening
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS meeting of February 13, 1985 '
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT; ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Director of Planning ATTESTED January 29, 1985
County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Maar/ ea BY -. DEPUTY