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Planning Commission Minutes DRAFT April 6, 2006 Page 5 MOTION SECONDED AND PASSED: Motion by Commissioner Clow, seconded by Commissioner Carey and approved by the following roll call vote to approve the requested site development permit subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment one. AYES: Chairman Cottrell, Commissioners Cary, Kerns, Collins and Clow NOES: None This approval is subject to a 22 day appeal period. 3.3 AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING AND SITE DEVELOPMENT CODES WITH REGARD TO PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER AND SOLAR THERMAL j ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES. (SECTIONS 10-1.226, 10-1.239, 10- 1.247, 10-1.702, 10-1.502, AND 10-2.301); CEQA REVIEW: CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, SECTION 15061(b)(3) (staff-Debbie Pedro). Senior Planner Debbie Pedro presented the staff report stating that per the Planning Commissions direction at the hearing in March the revisions had been made to the draft Energy Efficiency Ordinance and the changes are reflected in Attachment 2. Carl Cahill, Planning Director suggested that one or more members of the Planning Commission work with the Environmental Initiatives Committee (EIC) at one of their meetings to further discuss the photovoltaic ordinance regarding the MDA credit. Commissioner Clow and Collins volunteered to meet with the EIC. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING Peter Evans, Chairman of the Environmental Initiatives Committee, expressed that he hoped the Planning Commission would act on the ordinance as drafted by staff as it has EIC support. The Committee continued to believe that the.incentive is worthwhile and the MDA exemption idea could be worked on together by the Ad Hoc Planning Commission group, the EIC Committee and staff members. Commissioner Carey asked if Peter Evans envisioned the EIC becoming a committee that was concerned with other environmental issues such as saving water. He questioned if giving MDA credit for solar would be opening up the door for a lot more issues that would make it hard to argue that solar panels are the only environmental protection effort that might deserve MDA credit. Peter Evans explained that energy efficiency and solar panels were the first issues the EIC has addressed and they have also invested time in hazardous waste, single stream recycling, and water issues. Commissioner Kerns commented about the EIC's proposed change to require greater than the Title 24 requirement and the cost and education for the public that was discussed at the last Planning Commission meeting.