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meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Garfield County, Colorado,
At a regular
held in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Garfield County Plaza Building, in Glenwood Springs
on, Monday, the 3rd day of December, A.D. 2007, there were present:
, Commissioner Chairman
, Commissioner
Tresi Hou.t , Commissioner
Tr , County Attorney
Don DeFord , Clerk of the Board
Jean Alberico , County Manager
Ed Green
when the following proceedings, among others were had and done, to -wit:
RESOLUTION No. 2008-09
A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH GRANTING PRO ERY OWNED BY THE PECIAL USE PEMIT FOR A
SOLAR POWER GENERATING SYSTEM FOR A
COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, INC LY ATED F GARFIELD AT 1493 COUNTY
ROAD 106, CARBONDALE, CO, COUNT
of
WHEREAS, the Colorado Rocky Mountain School,eSolar Powerd the d Generoatn g
Cty
Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, for a Special Use Permit for
aSystem to be located on the campus in Carbondale to power one of the school structures and to sell
additional energy back to Xcel Power for distribution throughgrid;
WHEREAS, the property is located within the Agricultural/ Residential / Rural Density
A/R/RD) zone district and is also located in Study Area 1 of the Comprehensive Plan of 2000 in an
area designated as "low density residential";
WHEREAS, the Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, hich converts the sun's radiant energy
System as, "Also referred to as solar arrays, a device / systemSuch facilities are intended to create
into thermal, chemical, mechanical, or electric energy.
electricity to be delivered to a variety of consumers beyond the facility and are not constructed
specifically for, or accessory to, the principal use of the subject property."
WHEREAS, the Board held a public hearing on the 3rd day of December, 2007, upon the
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question of whether the above described SUP should be granted or denied, at which hearing the
public and interested persons were given the opportunity to express their opinions concerning the
approval of said special use permit; and
WHEREAS, the Board on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the
aforementioned hearing, has made the following determination of fact as listed below:
1) That the approval of such Solar Power Generating System is in the best interests of the general
health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield
County.
2) That proper public notice was provided as required for the hearing before the Board of County
Commissioners.
3) That the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete, that all
pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted and that all interested parties were heard at that
meeting.
4) That the Solar Power Generating System comply with applicable Sections of the Zoning
Resolution of 1978, as amended, if all conditions have been met.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield
County, Colorado, that Special Use Permit is hereby approved subject to compliance with all of the
following specific conditions:
1) That all representations made by the Applicant in the application and as testimony in the public
hearing before the Board of County Commissioners shall be conditions of approval, unless
specifically altered by the Board of County Commissioners;
2) The operation of this facility shall be done in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and
Local regulations governing the operation of this type of facility;
3) That all vehicles hauling equipment and or material for the construction of the project needing
oversize/overweight permits shall apply for such permits from Garfield County Road & Bridge
Department. This shall apply to any loads over the posted ratings on County roads.
4) The project area shall be returned to its current state, or other allowable use, upon removal of the
facility.
5) The proposed project shall adhere to the review standards set forth in the associated Text
Amendment for Solar Power Generating System and as addressed in this report.
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Dated this 1 day of J0
ATTEST:
A.D. 20 0 .
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GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, GARFIELD
COUNT .ORADO
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Cly of the Board
Chair
Upon motion duly made and seconded the foreg• ng Resolu on w s adopted bthe
following vote:
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COMMISSIONER CHAIR JOHN F. MARTIN , Aye
COMMISSIONER LARRY L. MCCOWN , Aye
COMMISSIONER TRESI HOUPT , Aye
STATE OF COLORADO )
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County of Garfield )
I , County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners, in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed
and foregoing Resolution is truly copied from the Records of the Proceeding of the Board of County
Commissioners for said Garfield County, now in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County,
at Glenwood Springs, this day of , A.D. 20 .
County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
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