SP17-408 AES Lawa‘i Solar, LLC
Tax Map Key: (4)-2-6-003:001 (portion)
Kōloa and Lāwa`i, Kona, Kaua`i, Hawai`i
Status
An application for a State Special Permit to construct and operate a solar energy facility within the State Agricultural District was filed with Kaua`i County on August 17, 2017. The Kaua`i Planning Commission considered and approved the application, subject to 21 conditions, on September 26, 2017.
The application for a State Special Permit is tentatively scheduled for hearing in Kaua`i on November 8-9, 2017. The application is currently under review by staff. We are awaiting the County filing approved minutes for its meeting where the State Special Permit was approved and recommended to the LUC.
Background
The applicant, AES Lawa`i Solar, proposes to construct and operate a solar energy facility on the subject property, an approximately 196.33 acre portion of the 1,062.291 acre parcel, in Kōloa and Lāwa`i, Kaua`i. The parcel is owned by McBryde Sugar Company, LLC, which has granted the applicant easements to operate the solar facility on the property. The solar facility will produce approximately 28 Megawatts (Mw) to be sold to Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The proposed project will also incorporate a battery storage system.
Application for Special Use Permit to Establish a Solar Energy Facility on Approximately 196.33 acres of land within the State Land Use Agriculture District at Kōloa and Lāwa`i, Kona, Kaua`i, Hawai`i
Full Record of Kauai County Planning Commission’s September 26, 2017 action in the above referenced application for a Special Permit pursuant to Section 205-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes
AES LAWA’I SOLAR, LLC WITNESS LIST
AES LAWA’I SOLAR, LLC EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit 1 AES Lawa’i Solar, LLC Application
Exhibit A Applicant’s Authorization
Exhibit B Owner’s Authorization
Exhibit C-1 Proposed Project Location Map
Exhibit C-2 Project Area Map
Exhibit C-3 Tax Map Key (TMK) Parcels Map
Exhibit C-4 Ahupua`a Boundary Map
Exhibit C-5 State Land Use Districts Map
Exhibit C-6 County Zoning Map
Exhibit C-7 County General Plan Map
Exhibit C-8 NRCS Soil Survey Classification Map
Exhibit C-9 Land Study Bureau (LSB) Classification Map
Exhibit C-10 Flood Hazard Zones Map
Exhibit C-11 Panel 0311E Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 9/16/2005
Exhibit C-12 Panel 0311F Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) 11/26/2010
Exhibit D Adjacent Property Index
Exhibit E-1 Site Plan
Exhibit E-2 Overall Site Plan
Exhibit E-3 Standard Tracker Structural Elevations
Exhibit E-4 Oasis 3
Exhibit E-5 Biological Resources Survey Report (June 2017)
Exhibit E-6 Drainage Concept (August 2017)
Exhibit E-7 AES Press Release (January 10, 2017)
Exhibit E-8 Omao Farms Sheep Grazing Operation and Agricultural Plan (August 2, 2017)
Exhibit E-9 Endangered Species Recommendations (August 3, 2017)
Exhibit F-1 Proposed Project Location
Exhibit F-2 Unlabeled photo
Exhibit F-3 Unlabeled photo
Exhibit 2 Supplement To Application
Exhibit E-10 Sunpower Panel Specifications
Exhibit E-11 Sunpower Letter
Exhibit E-12 Sunpower Glare and Reflectance Report
Exhibit E-13 Glare Analysis Results
Exhibit 3 Planning Department General Class III And IV Requirements Checklist
Exhibit 4 Department of Planning Standard Zoning Permit Application (8/16/17)
Exhibit 5 Notice of Public Hearing Notification Procedures
Exhibit 6 Publication Notice (8/22/17)
Exhibit 7 Written Notice to Adjoining Landowners (8/25/17)
Exhibit 8 Certified Mail Receipts (140)
Exhibit 9 Affidavit As To Mailing Of Notice; Exhibits “A” & “B”
Exhibit 10 Notice Letter To Mr. Daniel E. Orodenker, State Land Use Commission (8/24/17)
Exhibit 11 Notice Letter to Mr. Leo R. Asuncion, State Office of Planning (8/24/17)
Exhibit 12 Notice Letter To Mr. Scott Enright, State Department of Agriculture (8/24/17)
Exhibit 13 Planning Director’s Report (9/7/17)
Exhibit 14 Planning Commission Agenda (Director’s Report) (9/12/17)
Exhibit 15 Supplement #1 To Planning Director’s Report (9/19/17)
Exhibit 16 Planning Commission Agenda (/9/26/17)
Petitioner’s Expert Witness Resumes (Exhibits 17 – 25)
Exhibit 17 Resume of Rob Cooper
Exhibit 18 Resume of Cameron Haughey, C.E.M.
Exhibit 19 Resume of Brad W. Rockwell
Exhibit 20 Resume of Dennis M. Esaki
Exhibit 21 Resume of Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D.
Exhibit 22 Resume of Theodore K. Blake
Exhibit 23 Resume of Jaap Eijzenga, M.S.
Exhibit 24 Resume of Reginald E. David
Exhibit 25 Resume of Daryl W. Kaneshiro
Exhibit 26 Archaeological Inventory Survey Report (Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc., September 2017)
Exhibit 27 Letter from Susan A. Lebo, Ph.D., State Historic Preservation Division (9/15/17)
Exhibit 28 Cultural Impact Assessment Report (Cultural Surveys Hawaii, Inc. September 2017)
Exhibit 29 Letter from Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph. D. (9/22/17)
Exhibit 30 Applicant’s Proposed Findings Of Fact, Conclusions Of Law, And Decision And Order
Exhibit 31 Video Tour Simulation can be viewed below.
Exhibit 32 Planning Department File AES Lawa’i Solar Project Use Permit No. 2018‑1, Class IV Zoning Permit No. Z-IV-2018-1, Special Permit SP-2018-2
Exhibit 33 Site Plan
Exhibit 34 Overall Site Plan
Exhibit 35 AES Lawa’i Solar Site
Exhibit 36 U. S. Fish & Wildlife Services Comments
Exhibit 37 Supplement #2 To Planning Director’s Report
Exhibit 38 Detailed Land Classification Over-all Productivity Rating
Transcripts from Kaua`i Planning Commission’s September 26, 2017 meeting
APPLICANT’S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND DECISION AND ORDER APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI PLANNING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE STATE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS (11/14/17)
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