2015 Application for State Special Use Permit (SP15-405 Waipi‘o PV, LLC)

Background

The applicant, Waiawa PV, LLC proposes to establish a 47-megawatt solar energy facility and accessory uses and structures on Class B lands as rated by the Land Study Bureau.  The 313-acre project exceeds the maximum area permitted by Act 55, and therefore requires a special use permit,

Status

City & County of Honolulu Planning Commission completed Public Hearing and submitted complete record to the LUC on January 26, 2015.  The Land Use Commission heard the Special Permit request on March 5 and March 25, 2015.

LUC Notices and Orders Petitioner Filing State Office of Planning & Sustainable Development (OPSD) Filings City & County of Honolulu Filings

LUC DECISION & ORDER (03/25/2015)
Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Decision & Order

Exhibit A map

 

Agenda & Minutes

March 05, 2015: Agenda  |  Minutes
March 25, 2015: Agenda  |  Minutes

 

Waipi‘o PV, LLC (“Petitioner”)

Applicant’s Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order Based on the Record of the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu (02/19/2015)

Applicant’s Notification and Documentation of Name Change (02/27/2015)

DPP report re: Request for a Special Use Permit to Establish a Solar Energy Facility- Waiawa, Central Oahu TMK:9-5-003: Portion 4

Revised index and two documents that were omitted from the compact disc (but were included in the hard copy set of the record)- Exhibit 14 – State Public Utilities Comment Letter and Exhibit 21, letter from Carlsmith Ball, LLP notifying the PC of their intent to file additional exhibits and other materials to the PC and letter to the DPP requesting consideration in changing the time frame of operation for the project.

 

Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, State of Hawaiʻi
(“State” or “OPSD”)

OPSD Comments (02/26/2015)

 

Department of Planning and Permitting, City & County of Honolulu
(“County” or “DPP” or “CCHNL”)

DPP-Petitioner’s Exhibit Map Showing Proposed Livestock Grazing Area for Waipio Solar Farm dated 9/25/15 and metes and bounds survey map dated 9/25/15 to satisfy Condition 2 of D&O (03/25/2015)

Department of Planning & Permitting Submittal and Recommendation (01/29/2015)

DPP Transmittal Letter to the LUC

Planning Commission Decision & Order

Exhibit 1 Map for Waiawa PV, LLC

Exhibit List for DPP Submittal

Exhibit 1 Special Permit application

Exhibit 2 DPP Master application Form (acreage revised)

Exhibit 3 DPP Environmental Checklist Parts I and II

Exhibit 4 CH2M Hill’s transmittal of Master application (corrected acreage)

Exhibit 5 Agencies Review checklist for EA

Exhibit 6 Copy of Mailing labels

Exhibit 7 Notice of SP Application and Summary Description

Exhibit 8 Memo to Agencies

Exhibit 9 DPP’s Acceptance letter to CH2M Hill

Exhibit 10 Comments from DPP Branches

Exhibit 11 DPP Requests for Comments

Exhibit 12 Community Comments

Exhibit 13 Pearl City Neighborhood Board #21 Resolution

Exhibit 14 Agency Comments

Exhibit 15 Revised General Layout and CH2M Hill transmittal letter

Exhibit 16 Planning Commission Notice of Public Hearing

Exhibit 17 CH2M Hill Response letter to DPP regarding agency comments

Exhibit 18 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda for December 17, 2014

Exhibit 19 Applicant’s Exhibits 1 – 26

Exhibit 20 Planning Commission Meeting Transcript of December 17, 2014

Exhibit 21 Carlsmith Ball LLP Letter to DPP to change project timeframe

Exhibit 22 DPP Memo to Planning Commission with Director’s Report and Recommendation

Exhibit 23 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda for January 7, 2015

Exhibit 24 Planning Commission Meeting Transcript of January 7, 2015

Exhibit 25 Applicant’s Exceptions to DPP’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation

Exhibit 26 Applicant’s First List of Witnesses, First List of Exhibits 1-23

Exhibit 27 Applicant’s List of Witnesses, Second List of Exhibits 24-26

Exhibit 28 Planning Commission Public Hearing Map