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Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the appeal (Case no. 23APL-00034) of the Planning Commission’s August 9, 2023 approval of a revision to Permit Condition No. 38, MM BIO-16 (Golden Eagle Take Permit) for the Strauss Wind Energy Project (Case No. 23RVP-00031), Third and Fourth Districts, as follows:
(Set a hearing for October 3, 2023. Time estimate: 1 hour)
a) Uphold the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00034;
b) Make the required findings for denial of the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031;
c) Determine that the denial of the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(a); and
d) Deny the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031; or
Alternatively, the Board could deny the appeal and approve the project by taking the following actions:
a) Deny the appeal, Case No. 23APL-00034;
b) Make the required findings for approval of the project (Case No. 23RVP-00031) including the CEQA findings;
c) Approve the Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR), 18EIR-00000-00011, and determine that, as reflected in the CEQA findings, no subsequent EIR is required for this project; and
d) Grant de novo approval of the project, Case No. 23RVP-00031, subject to the Conditions of Approval.