A. Purpose: It is the intent of this section to provide for the delivery of electrical power in an efficient and effective manner to the utility's customers allowing for a timely review process for new power substations to be located within the County.
B. Other Permits: Power substations may be located on either private or public lands in order to tie into other existing or proposed utility infrastructure (e.g., connecting transmission lines). If the power substation project is located on land administered by any agency of the Federal government the applicant shall notify the County of its intent to submit an application concurrent with the Federal review and permit application process, and attend a pre-submittal conference with County staff to discuss the project and specific application requirements. Subsequent to the pre-application meeting, the applicant shall submit as the application the appropriate documents related to the environmental review by State and Federal land management agencies. If the applicant is required to apply for a permit to construct under the Utility Environmental Protection Act from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, then the applicant's NEPA application shall constitute the environmental review documents for the conditional use permit application.
C. Conditional Use Permit: A conditional use permit shall be required for a power substation project that is located on private land in order to review, identify and develop mitigation measures that reduce the potential negative impacts to abutting properties. (Ord. 603, 11-1-2018)