Lompoc Wind Energy Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2006071008
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Lompoc Wind Energy Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation
Received
Present Land Use
Main project site: Land use is grazing/pasture, zoned agricultural (AG-II-100); Comprehensive Plan designation is Commercial Agriculture (AC). proposed power line route: Most of the route is on grazing/pasture, zoned agricultural (AG-II or 100-AG). Part of the route is in a County road right-of-way. The final two blocks are within the City of Lompoc, Variously zoned.
Document Description
The applicant has proposed to construct a wind energy generation facility on private agricultural properties adjacent to San Miguelito Road. A new power line would be constructed by PG&E from the project site to the southeast corner of Lompoc, where it would tie to an existing power line outside PG&E's Cabrillo Substation. The project would include 60-80 wind turbine generators, 315-490 feet high, which would generate a total of 80-120 megawatts of electricity. The project would include new onsite gravel access roads and improvement of existing farm roads, an operations and maintenance building, a new onsite electrcal substation, elecetrical lines, and other ancillary facilities. The proposed project includes an amendment to the County's Inland Zoning Ordinance provisions pertaining to Height and Ridgeline and Hillside Development Guidelines.
Contact Information
Name
John Day
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lompoc
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
3525 to 5555 San Miguelito Road
Total Acres
2,950
Parcel #
083-080-004, -090-001 thru -090-003, -100-004, -100-008, -250-011, -250-019, -090-004, -100-007
Railways
SPRR
Airports
Vandenberg AFB
Waterways
San Miguelito Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Power:Wind (Megawatts 80-120 Megawatts)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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