PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 2024 Call to Order & Determination of Ouorum: A meeting of the Kit Carson County Planning Commission was held at the Burlington Ambulance Building, Burlington Colorado. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gerald "Jerry" Guy at 7:00 p.m. Those present were. Kit Carson County Planning Commission members Jerry Guy, Benjamin Hasart, Chris Bledsoe, and Bill Korbelik; Kelly Alvarez, Kit Carson County Environmental Health Specialist/Land Use Administrator; Kit Carson County Commissioners Cory Wall, Stan Hitchcock, and Dave Hornung; Jeff Cure, Kit Carson County Attorney; Nancy Gilley, Kit Carson County Planning Commission Secretary. Amanda Coletti & David Stahl representing Orsted, Pat Landess & Hannah Alford representing Scout Clean Energy, Dan Cook & Connor Young representing Solarstone, Clay & Susan Hamilton, Kathy Whitmore, Kent & Roberta Ficken. Planning member Norbert Dvorak was absent. 1. Land Use 1.A MET Tower- Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC MET Tower located at Section 27, Township 9 South, Range 42 West. A variance for Amanda Coletti gave an introduction to Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC &a presentation of the Topside Wind Project in Kit Carson County, beginning with a 60-meters tall MET Tower. The tower will be located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 9 South, Range 42 West. A variance for the 500-foot setback was also requested due to an irrigation pivot. Ift the wind data collection is favorable, Orsted would like toj proceed with the Topside Wind Project in 2027. Orsted would be the developer, owner, and operator. Planning Chairman Jerry Guy went into Board of Adjustments meeting at 7:20. Dave Hornung moved to approve the variance, seconded by Stan Hitchcock. With no: further debate the motion carried by unanimous vote. Board of Adjustments adjourned at 7:21. Bill Korbelik moved to approve the MET Tower for Orsted Onshore Real Estate Holdings, LLC, seconded by Benjamin Hasart. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Four MET Tower's. A variance for setback requirements is also requested. setback requirements is also requested. 1.B-E Four METTower's- - Golden Hay Wind Farm, LLC Hannah Alford & Pat Landess with Scout Clean Energy gave aj presentation on: four MET Towers for the Golden Hay Wind Farm, LLC. The MET Towers will be 60-meters tall and be located in Section 22, Township 8 South, Range 48 West; East Half of Section 10, Township 8 South, Range 48 West; South Half of Section 28, Township 8 South, Range 47 West with a variance for the 500-foot setback is requested to not interfere with farming practices; West Half of Section 4, Township 8 South, Range 47 West. Scout Clean Energy is a developer, Planning Chairman Jerry Guy went into Board of Adjustments at 7:36. Stan Hitchcock moved to approve the variance, seconded by Benjamin Hasart. With no further debate the motion passed by unanimous vote. Board of Adjustments adjourned at 7:37. Benjamin Hasart moved to approve the four MET Towers for Scout Clean Energy, seconded by Bill Korbelik. The motion passed by unanimous vote. owner, and operator. 1.F Solar Stone- Pre-Construction Materials 90 mw solar photovoltaic and battery storage project located in Section 12, Township 6 South, Dan Cook & Connor Young with Solarstone I, LLC presented the Pre-Construction application for The Eastern Colorado Energy Center, a 901 MW solar + storage project located on 400 acres in Kit Carson County. The project consists of30N MW ofsolar PV and 601 MW of battery energy storage. A short transmission line to a Tri-State substation will also be constructed. Tri-State has expressed interest in buying the project when completed. An Liability Insurance and a Road Use Agreement were missing from the application. Dan will email the liability insurance to Kelly when he is back in the office. The Road Use Adjacent property owners were present & expressed concerns which were discussed in detail. Adjacent property owners would like a tree line planted on the East boundary line of Range 47 West. agreement is still under negotiation. Agreement will be discussed with the County Commissioners. the project along County Rd3 31. Chris Bledsoe moved to approve the Kit Carson Solarstone I, LLC contingent tol Liability Insurance, Bill Korbelik seconded the motion. Bill Korbelik moved to amend the motion by adding a tree line along County Rd 31, Benjamin Hasart seconded the motion. Chris Bledsoe voted no; the amendment passed. The motion to approve the Kit Carson Solarstone I, LLC contingent tol Liability Insurance passed by unanimous vote. Bill Korbelik moved to approve the September 17, 2024 meeting minutes, seconded by Benjamin Hasart. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Adjourn: 8:48 pm Next meeting is December 17,2024 A12084 EE Gerald "Jerryt Guy, Chaiyman CAcG ARSON d SEAL OLORADO Date Nancy, Gilley,