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FINDINGS FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PA-2500218 LOUIS&JEANETTE BARBAGELATA TR/RPCA SOLAR 11, LLC 1. The proposed use is consistent with the goals, policies, standards, and maps of the General Plan, any applicable Master Plan, Specific Plan, and Special Purpose Plan, and any other applicable plan adopted by the County. • This finding can be made because the proposed 3-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system is located on a property with a General Plan designation of A/G (Agriculture) and a zoning designation of AG-40. Utility-scale solar energy facilities are conditionally permitted within the AG zoning district subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The project is subject to San Joaquin County solar energy development standards, including applicable siting and setback requirements. The proposed use is consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan related to renewable energy development and continued agricultural land stewardship, and there are no applicable Master Plans, Specific Plans, or Special Purpose Plans governing the project site.Therefore, the proposed use is consistent with the General Plan and all applicable County-adopted plans. 2. Adequate utilities, roadway improvements, sanitation, water supply, drainage, and other necessary facilities have been provided, and the proposed improvements are properly related to existing and proposed roadways. • This finding can be made because the project site is an existing agricultural parcel that is served by adequate utilities and public facilities. Access to the site is provided via a proposed driveway connection to East Comstock Road, a County-maintained roadway, which is adequate to serve the proposed use. The site is served by existing on-site private well water and septic systems, and natural storm drainage, all of which will remain in place and are sufficient to support the proposed project. No expansion of utility systems,roadway improvements, or new infrastructure connections are proposed as part of this application. Therefore, adequate utilities, roadway access,sanitation,water supply, drainage, and other necessary facilities are available to serve the proposed use. 3. The site is physically suitable for the type of development and for the intensity of development. • This finding can be made because the approximately 19.99-acre parcel is physically suitable for the proposed utility-scale solar energy facility, which will occupy approximately 15.2 acres of the site. The project is located on an existing agricultural parcel within the AG-40 zoning district and is of sufficient size and configuration to accommodate the proposed solar array while maintaining setbacks required under the Development Title, including the 30-foot setback requirement for ground-mounted systems in agricultural zones.The project does not include building construction or expansion. Therefore, the site is physically suitable for the type and intensity of development proposed. 4. The location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the proposed use will be compatible with and will not adversely affect the livability or appropriate development of abutting properties and the surrounding neighborhood. • This finding can be made because the proposed solar energy facility will be located on an existing agricultural parcel and is designed to operate in a manner compatible with surrounding agricultural uses by providing screening to limit the visual impact and planting PA-2500218— Findings 1