PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
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REQUEST BY FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY FOR MAJOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR THE WHITE TAIL SOLAR ENERGY CENTER (F110-002)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) for major final site plan approval for the development of a solar energy center (solar farm) and the associated infrastructure on an approximate 601 acre site which is the north half of a larger 1261 acre tract previously utilized for agricultural production. The parcel is located on the north side of SW Citrus Boulevard approximately 5 1/2 miles west of SW 96th Street and 3 miles east of the Village of Indiantown.
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DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
PREPARED BY: Name: Peter Walden, AICP
Title: Deputy Growth Management Director
REQUESTED BY: Lucido and Associates, Morris A. Crady, AICP
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PROCEDURES: Quasi-Judicial
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
This is an application for a major development site plan. FPL is proposing the construction of an unmanned 74.5-megawatt photovoltaic solar farm. The subject site consists of approximately 600 acres which is the north half of a larger 1,261-acre tract. The property has been actively farmed for several decades and contains no natural wetlands or native upland habitat.
The subject property and parent tract have a land use designation of agricultural and a zoning district designation of A-2. The surrounding properties are also designated agricultural and zoned A-2. The property is bordered to the west by the SFWMD C-44 stormwater treatment area and there are no residential uses or public roads adjacent to the development site. The access for the property will be via an improved service path through the front +-600 acres. The front parcel will remain in agricultural production.
The site is outside of the urban services boundary and no water or sewer service is planned with the development.
The application was h...
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