VERONA – As is typical for weeks split along the beginning and end of the month, this week is light on many of the typical government and organizational meetings throughout Staunton, Augusta County, and Waynesboro.
The Augusta County Board of Zoning Appeals will take up the Elm Spring small-scale solar energy system on Thursday.
According to the presentation, RWE Clean Energy, LLC is the second largest solar owner and operator in the United States, with about 2,000 employees. According to the project's executive summary , the solar energy system would be 23 acres of panels in the fenced-in portion of the land. With the visual buffer areas, the project is just over 81 acres.
Elm Spring is located in the comprehensive plan's urban service area. In December, the supervisors banned solar projects in urban service areas. However, Elm Spring's application was already with the county, so the project will be considered under the pre-December rules.
The Augusta County Planning Commission declined to recommend the project in a four-to-three vote on June 11.
Last week, the Augusta County Board of Supervisors rejected Augusta Solar , a large-scale solar energy system in the urban service area, in a five-to-one vote.
More information can be found in the project documents:
The board will take up public hearings on the following requests:
- A request by Daniel J. and Diana M. Shell, to have a welding/machine shop and repair business for agriculture vehicles and equipment on property they own, located at 1826 Ridge Road, Bridgewater in the North River District.
- A request by Joshua E. Grove, to construct an accessory building exceeding the 900 square foot total aggregate allowed on property he owns, located at 2996 Lyndhurst Road, Stuarts Draft in the South River District.
- A request by Perry Mace and John Sites, to construct an office for a landscape supply business with outdoor storage of equipment and outdoor display of stone, rocks, mulch and plants for sale on property owned by Wilson Investments, LLC, located between Tinkling Spring Road and Midway Lane in the Beverley Manor District.
- A request by Abner N. Johnston, IV, for a Special Use Permit to continue the existing quarry operation on property he owns, located on the west side of Cold Springs Road (Route 608), approximately .5 of a mile west of the intersection of Cold Springs Road and Dabneys Road adjacent to the existing quarry in the Riverheads District.
- A request by Benjamin S. Ramsey, agent for BCSA Properties, LLC, to construct a mini-warehouse facility on property they own, located on the south side of Stuarts Draft Highway (Route 340), east of the intersection of Lee Jackson Highway (Route 11) and Route 340 in the Riverheads District.
- A request by Sam Averna, agent for Network Towers II, LLC, to construct a 195’ monopole tower with a 4’ lightning rod (199’ total) and associated equipment within the 50’ x 50’ fenced in compound on property owned by Shomo Rollinghills Farm, LLC, located in the northeast quadrant along Middlebrook Road and between Cedar Green Road and Apple Jack Lane in the Pastures District.
- A request by Jeffrey Lord, agent for Elm Spring VAB, LLC, for a 3 MW (alternating current) small scale solar energy facility within approximately 23 acres of fence enclosed site located on Parcel Tax Map No. 67-78J and 67-78L with a gravel access road extending through adjacent Tax Map No. 67-78 to Jefferson Highway on property owned by Elm Spring, LLC, located at 2129 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville in the Wayne District.
Wednesday, July 31
- The Augusta County School Board 7 p.m. Buffalo Gap High School Auditorium. The agenda is online .
Thursday, August 1
Monday, August 5
Tuesday, August 6
- Middle River Regional Jail Authority 2 p.m. Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona.
This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Elm Spring solar energy system comes to Augusta zoning board: THE AGENDA
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