Foothills Solar and Substation

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1 CITY OF LOVELAND Foothills Solar and Substation MEADOWBROOK RIDGE PUD AMENDMENT & REZONING REQUEST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, OCTOBER 20, 2015 ATTACHMENT B

2 2 Presentation Outline PUD Amendment & Rezoning Request General Description and Background Solar and Substation Facility Conceptual Site Plan Planning Commission/Staff Recommendation and Next Steps CITY OF LOVELAND

3 Property Location and Proposal 3 52 acres purchased by the City Water & Power Department in April 2015 Intent to develop an 18 acre solar facility & 2.4 acre substation, remaining acreage open space Property zoned Meadowbrook Ridge PUD (257 townhomes and single family dwellings) Proposal to remove property from PUD and rezone to Developing Resource

4 Meadowbrook Ridge Planned Unit Development Water Tank 122 acre PUD: 461 residential units 2 Phases Phase 1 south of 22 nd Street, 154 units (SF & Duplex) Phase 2 north of 22 nd Street, 307 units (MF, SF, Duplex) 4

5 Meadowbrook Ridge Planned Unit Development Mehaffey Park 2013 City Parks & Rec purchased 9 acres zoned for 50 duplex units. Rezoned to Public Park. Phase 2 : 52 acres and 257 units 150 MF townhomes, 107 single family detached 5

6 Meadowbrook Ridge Planned Unit Development Mehaffey Park Power Division purchase 52.6 acres Last developable property in PUD Purchased by Power Division Intent is to construct a new substation and solar facility to replace the city s Idylewilde hydroelectric facility GDP Amendment would remove the property from the PUD boundaries. 6

7 7 Rezoning Developing Resource Consistent with property around the existing water tank Special review uses: farming, agriculture, garden uses, public utilities, & extraction of minerals Solar and substation facility requires a special review

8 8 Idylwilde Flood Damage The structure suffered damage and the reservoir filled with silt, sediment and cobbles

9 9 Idylwilde Flood Damage Pipeline Approximately 2,000 feet of the pipe was missing or destroyed

10 West Substation Threat 10

11 Timeline 11

12 Alternate Project Requirements 12 Must be pre-approved by Colorado Office of Emergency Management (COEM) and FEMA Must be located in the declared disaster area Must be owned by the City and the City must maintain legal responsibility Must follow Federal Acquisition Requirements (FARs) for procurement and construction Must comply with Environmental and Historic Preservation requirements Must be permanent and benefit the general public Must be completed in the established time frames by September 2017 Funding cannot be used to provide ongoing O&M or leasing costs

13 Environmental 13 Compliance with the Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) includes: Acquiring necessary permits prior to construction Compliance with stormwater pollution requirements Proper management of hazardous materials Compliance with National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Monitoring and controlling construction traffic in accordance with OSHA Completion of the PEA checklist Staff believes final PEA conditions and checklist can be satisfied Completion of PEA anticipated to take 90 days OtterTail Environmental Inc. already working on PEA compliance

14 14 Substation Benefits Expecting to spend $4 Million Near existing transmission lines Reduces West Substation vulnerability Accommodates load growth Benefits entire City Site identified in long term utility plan Dixon Creek Substation Fort Collins, CO Owned by Fort Collins Utilities and PRPA

15 15 Solar Benefits Expecting to spend $5.1 Million Replaces renewable energy source lost from the hydro facility Benefits entire City Renewable Energy Credits count towards the Colorado Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Municipal utilities with 40,000+ customers Requires 10% of renewables in energy mix by 2020 Hangar Solar Field Brighton, CO Owned by United Power 2 MW Solar Field

16 Project Timeline 16

17 Conceptual Site Plan Foothills Solar and Substation Facility 2.4 acre substation 18 acre solar field 18 acres of open space preserved on west side of property Rio Blanco additional parking and access to Mehaffey Park Landscaping, bufferyards & sidewalks along street edges 17

18 Original vs Proposed Development Plans Originally planned for 107 Single Family Homes Originally planned for 150 Multi Family Units. Now a majority of the area is planned as open space. Planned to not be developed in original PUD and substation/solar facility project 18

19 19 Site photos from south & solar panel examples

20 Solar Park and Substation - Conceptual Renderings from Rio Blanco Avenue and W. 22nd Street 20

21 Substation Facility Examples 21

22 Substation Screening Wall 22

23 Solar Field Examples 23

24 24 Process PUD Amendment & Rezoning Neighborhood meeting on September 10 th Staff Recommendation: Approval Planning Commission: Approval recommended 5-3 Special Review Plans Development Plans under review Meetings with neighborhood HOA s Quail Run Meadowbrook Ridge Hunter s Run Future formal neighborhood meeting date not determined Administrative Process does not require public hearings unless through an appeal process CITY OF LOVELAND

25 25 Public Website

26 26 Questions? CITY OF LOVELAND