Bear Valley Solar Energy Project

The Bear Valley Solar Energy Project (Project) proposes to construct a new, approximately 5-megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility. The Project is owned by Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. (BVES; Applicant) and being designed, permitted, and developed by EDF Renewables Distribution-Scale Power (EDFR-DSP). The Project is situated within a 29.53-acre parcel, referred to as Assessor’s Parcel Number 031440129, located at 2151 Erwin Ranch Road, near the City of Big Bear Lake in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California (Project site). Appendix A includes a series of figures and maps relevant to the Project. Figure 1 indicates the Project site vicinity. Figure 2 provides preliminary Project site plans. Figure 3 displays the current zoning designation of the Project site and surrounding properties. Figure 4 provides a map of three Key Observation Points (KOPs) used for visual renderings, which are shown as a series of photographs (Figures 5 through 10) displaying the existing conditions and a visual rendering of the final Project at each KOP location. The Project is anticipated to require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and General Plan Amendment to rezone the Project site from Residential Single – 1-acre minimum (RS-1) to Rural Living (RL) or similar zone.