HomeMy WebLinkAboutEnfield Lot Coverage Waiver Letter - 03.03.21Town of Enfield, NY
Planning Board Chair
03/03/2021
Dear Mr. Walker,
Pursuant to Enfield Site Plan Review Law Section 3.1 – Waiver of Site Plan Requirements, Norbut Solar
Farm, LLC is requesting that the Planning Board approve and provide a Lot Coverage waiver regarding
the Enfield Solar Law Section C.4 in which Lot Coverage is defined as “The enclosed or fenced in area of
a Large-Scale Solar Energy System shall not exceed 60% of the lot on which it is installed.”
Norbut Solar Farm, LLC is proposing to build three 5 MW arrays on 249 acres of land under contract to
be purchased. By NYSEG regulations, each 5 MW array is required to be subdivided into separate land
parcels. Security fencing is to be installed in close proximity to each solar array and in conformance with
each subdivided parcel. Under the current Enfield Solar Law, this would require that Norbut Solar Farm,
LLC include additional unusable land within the new subdivided parcels of land. Thus, creating dead
space through out the property and negatively impacting the character of the area and surrounding
commercial and residential community.
In previous meetings with the Planning Board, it has been commonly agreed that the intent of the “Lot
Coverage” definition was to protect and preserve the character and integrity of the Enfield Community.
For that reason, we are asking that the Planning Board consider the three solar arrays as one project in
comparison to the acreage being purchased by Norbut Solar Farm, LLC.
The current solar project area, as submitted to this Board, is less than 97 acres. The 97-acre project area
is equivalent to 38.9% of the entire 249-acre parcel being purchased by Norbut Solar Farm, LLC. This is
significantly less than the 60% lot coverage requirement put forth by the Town of Enfield Solar Law in
Section C – Solar Permit Standards.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Stone
Norbut Solar Farms