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Home My WebLink About*Other - Development ServicesGuidelines for Utility -Scale Solar &nshore Wi Ond Energy Development in Washington State DRAFT FOR REVIEW Washington Department of FISH & ti�� WILDLIFE Class 3 species ° Spedesof�reetes Conser��onN�ednotidenti�edinClass l(s�te orfed�a}kAi�ed)and [(ass 2 (PHS) Exampl(esindude:Hoarybat, silver -haired bat,American badger! side-blotrhedUzaoLpygmy horned |izard'baersaiamander Class 4species ° Not Listed, Non'PHS, Non-SCGN. ° Examp|esinclude: Hornediark Wildlife Action Plan), Table S.Habitat |nQasses1-5 Class x x | cI s S 2` x ............ cI as s a Class 4 ' \ x The 'IfoUowi�d�n�o��hab�ta�s�d��pp��m��nda�sd��s�ab�. Class 1habitat ° PHSand HGCMhabiLat. Wildlife) ° These habitaits may have their own PHS Managier-nent RecommenrA.-a.tions tor rnitigation sequencingand vvhicheverismore- protec-t|veoff -thehabitat shou)dbefollowed. ° Examples include: Shrubsteppe' B/odivenity Areas and Corridors, riparian manacrementzones' and in 5tre--,am habitaus, riparian, Oregon white oak, fre-shwater wetlands Class 2 habitat ° PHS hab1tacs that are not a SWAP Habitat of Greatest [onsemabon Need. Oass Z Habi�at' also inc|udesbi��amr emi�ationcorndorwv sandintehng/ca\�nu areas- Class I assHebi��equent� inc|udeshabitat important toC|asslSpecies. " Examples include: ]un\persavannoh' cave^ Cliffs), andtalus ` Class 3habitat sum�mesmrum�v�c |e��aranuons�oevv�r�cnemmo��/opmencmw��n�on�� 43 Examples include: Interu -Montcain basinsGreasewood Flat, Nord ern Rocky Mountain Poliderosa Pine Woodland and -Savanna, Northern Rocky Mountain M:?stern Larch Savanna Class 4 habitat • "Working lands" such as row crops, tree crops, ol-ther agriCLIftWr al lands that may be intermixed wi-th higher Class h,abltatts, and from, a landscape pet spectiv-.---_1, are p.3,--t of a Habitat- o,' Greatest ConServation Need or BAC's. • If Class 4 habitat is utilized by hl,Qrhp-r Class wildlife, thien Use the col-re-Sponding Mitigation Goal and Strategy, Class 5 habitat I � a and th t are Areas in \jA/hich no PHS hal"Ditat or species are known to cc-ur 'no HGCN or SGCN, outsl,de of core rest/ or,;ition/won -3ervation arcIZ-3.,ais- such as WS_.RRI cores and %corridors and WDFW PIHS BACS Table 6. Mitigation goals, strategies, and general ratios based on habitat and species class. Class 1 No net loss. Preservation # Avoid all impacts. There are no temporary is the goal because any * Mitigation habitat must be in secure impacts to Class 1 or Class 2; loss of these resources conservation status prior to pru)ject onIN/ permanent would represent a development. significant impact to habitat/wildlife. There is Follow specific WDFW PHS t0anagement no practical way to Recommendations for mitigation replace or restore a Class sequencing (i.e., Oregon white oak, 1 resource if it is lost,, ferruginous hawk) If no PHS Management Recommendations, then: Acquisition/Conservation Easement WITH restoration (2:1-4:1) Ac tation Easement quisition/Conser. without restoration (4:1-5-.1) In -Lieu Fee (5.-1) Class 2 No nta-at loss, Preservation Avoid 311 in, pacts, There are no Lternporary is the go -al ' cause any 0 0_ N-lit"tuation, habit -at Must b in s�acurp .0 Impacts to Clas 1 or Cla 21 loss of lhp---,e resources A. . con-servaton StatUS prior to pro',ort only permn;_ �? ent, would represent a 3- develop[T-tera. S1gnif`canL imp-ct W habitat/ wil dl I i If no PHS j*vlanagernemt Recommendations,, then: Acquisition/Conservation Easement WITH restoration (2-1-3:1) Acquisition/Conservation Easement Without restoration (3:1-4,A) In -Lieu Fee Guidelines for Utility -Scale _Solar and On2sihore Wind En;ErLay Developirnent in `,Nashing-Lon State- 44 Class 3 Conserve and susl-a- in * In -kind. Tem-por!::,jry impacts mpacts are those species and * Acquisition/Conservation Easement WITH mitigated on site and in -kind habitats present- and restoration (1:2-2:1 Up to 1:1 provide avenues for overall en hZi rice me fit of Where mitigation is required for impacts to key habitat components Class 3-4 shrubsteppe species, consider through management restoration in WSRRI mapped areas. and stewardship of the site's biological resources.. Class 4 Conserve and SUStain # In -kind. Temporary impacts are those species and 0 Acquisition/Conservation Easement WITH mitigated on site and in -kind habitats present and restoration (0:0-1:1) Up to 1.1 provide avenues for overall enhancement of * Where mitigation is required for impacts to key habitat components Class :35-4 shrubsteppe species, then consider through manzioement restore Lion in WSRRI mapped areas. and stewardship of the site's biological reSOUrces. Class 5 Assess on a case -by -case Assess on a case -by -case basis. Typically no mitigation is basis based on results of required biological surveys and site assessments. Gulide"irje:s for Utility -Scale Solar and Onshore Wind EneraNj Deve'llopment in Washinaton State 45 23.08.357 �|EnergyFacility — �[]|�� 23,08,357 Solar Energy Facility (a) Solar Energy Facilities shall not be allowed on properties zoned Agriculture with a Comprehensive Plan designation of Irrigated Agriculture, (b) Solar Energy Facilities are allowed on properties zoned Agriculture with a Comprehensive Plan designation ofOry|andorRangeland consistent with Table 4ofG[[23.O4. Conversion ofdry|andand rangeland properties must be consistent with GCC 23.04.560(e) regardless of whether or not the soils are identified esPrime Farmlands pursuant tothe NRCSSoil Survey. (c) Solar Energy Facilities shall not be allowed on sites or portions of sites with an existing average slope greater than 7-percent. Each solar energy facility submitted for permit consideration shall include a full topographic survey of the site with 2-foot contour intervals. The topographic survey shall delineate all portions ofthe site greater than 7-percentslope, (d) Maximum structure height for the solar array shall be 20-feet as rneaSUred from the highestexisting native grade below each panel. (e) Setbacks for solar energy facilities shall comply with the standard setbacks of the underlying zoning classification. Additionally, in no case shall any component of a solar energy facility be constructed within lOO-feetofany off -site residence. (D Solar Energy Facilities shall incorporate glare reducing materials. Glare redudngmatehal5shaUbe maintained over the life ofthe solar energy facility project. Inall instances, nofugitive glare shall be permitted toemit onto adjacent properties and/or hghts'of+may. Additional glare analyses may be required when a solar energy facility may have the potential to affect flight paths of military operations. These requests will typically, although not exclusively, be made by the United States Department of (g) Any lighting incorporated into the design of a solar energy facility shall be designed to provide full cutoff shielding and shall not emit off -site glare. (h) All solar energy facilities must comply with any applicable critical area standards found in GCC 24,08, Additionally, solar energy facilities -that will impact fish and wildlife habitat areas including but not limited to priority habitat areas, must comply with the protection and mitigation requirements found in the VVashinaton Department of Fish and Wildlife Wind Power Guidelines, published in April 2009or asamended hereafter. (l) in the event a solar energy facility proponent chooses to utilize the fee -in -lieu option offered by the WDFW Wind Power Guidelines, a qualifying entity must be identified as the recipient of the funds. The qualifying recipient must beabona fide and verifiable conservation organization with aspecialization orfocus onland and habitat conservation. Abinding agreement executed bythe solar energy facility proponent and the recipient shall be presented to Grant County Development Services in advance of any land use application hearing demonstrating that the requirements in the VVDFVVWind Power Guidelines have been satisfied. (2) WDFW shall provide a written approval of the terms and conditions of the fee -in -lieu agreement prior to any public hearings required for the solar energy facility. (U The applicant for any solar energy facility is required to enter into a Development Agreement with Grant County pursuant to GCC 25.28 concurrently with the land use applications for the solar energy {C) include an automatic extension provision or "evergreen clause"; and (D) Be "bankruptcy remote," meaning the Security will be unaffected by the bankruptcy of the solar energy facility operator. M Grant County., in its sole discretion, may approve alternative forms of Security such as, but not limited to: bonds, letters of credit, or other securities, if it finds that such alternative forms will provide an assurance of the availability of financial resources for decommissioning/reclamation that equals or exceeds that provided by the form required herein. (F) Grant County, at its sole discretion, may also approve modified terms and timing of the bond amounts based on the lifecycle stage of the solar energy facility. (j) Damaged and Repair: Any Solar Energy Facility that is damaged by the elements or vandalism shall be required to submit applicable building permit applications (if any required) within one year of the date the damage was first observed. Damage and repair do not qualify as decommissioned or abandoned unless the duration of the cessation of power production meets the requirements of GCC 23.08-357(1) above. UDC Page 3