NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission hereby gives notice a public hearing will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9^th, 2009 at the Cochise County Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, at 1415 Melody Lane, Building G, in Bisbee, Arizona, to consider the following:

Docket SU-09-22, SustainAbility Development, LLC: The Applicant requests a Special Use Permit for five (5) contiguous RU-4 zoning districts (Rural; minimum lot size 4 acres) for a Concentrating Solar Power Energy Plant near Kansas Settlement, pursuant to Section 607.50 (Solar Energy Power Plants) of the County Zoning Regulations. If approved, the project would produce up to 200 megawatts of electrical power.

The subject parcels (tax parcel id numbers 305-43-004D; 009B; 010; 012A; 012B) total approximately 1,600-acres and are located approximately four miles east of Kansas Settlement, off of Kansas Settlement Rd. Access to the site is via E. Kimzey Rd. and E. Baker Rd. The subject parcels are further described as being situated in Township 16S, Range 26E, Sections 3; 10; 11 and 14 of the G&SRB&M, in Cochise County, Arizona. Applicant: Mr. Kim Kristoff, Agent

Details of the above docket are on file in the Cochise County Planning Department and may be examined during office hours. Inquiries may be directed to Michael Turisk, Planner, by calling (520) 432-9240, or by email to mturisk@cochise.az.gov. All persons interested in said matter may appear at the public hearing and show cause why the request should or should not be granted. If the above docket has not been heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission by 8 p.m. at the December 9th meeting, the public hearing regarding this proposed Special Use may be continued to a later date at the Chair’s discretion.

Dated November 10^th, 2009

Lee Basnar, Chairman, Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission

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No later than November 19^th, 2009