A. Permits required. A transmission facilities permit approved by the city council is required to construct and locate a high voltage transmission facility. A transmission facilities permit is a discretionary permit and is not the right of the applicant. Application for a transmission facilities permit is subject to chapter 17.800. The fee for a transmission line is the same as a conditional use permit fee, and the fee for a substation is the same as a rezoning fee.
B. Information to accompany permit application. An application for a transmission facilities permit shall be accompanied by plans and the environmental document prepared and approved by the lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, sufficient in detail to allow the planning and design commission and the city council to determine the exact nature and extent of the use. The application shall include the following information:
1. The expected electrical requirements, as determined by SMUD, of the areas within the district that will be affected by the project;
2. The locations and capacities of the high voltage transmission facilities proposed, together with a description of basic technical and design concepts that favor the selection of the chosen locations and a list of feasible alternative sites;
3. An assessment of the type and magnitude of the direct impacts of the proposed project and of each alternative;
4. Mitigation measures:
a. The measures to be implemented by SMUD to compensate for or mitigate the direct impacts of the project; and
b. Where any portion of a proposed project is adjacent to residentially zoned or residentially-used property, a discussion of feasible routing alternatives; and
5. Any other information the planning director deems necessary to allow the planning and design commission and city council to determine the exact nature and extent of the proposed project and its direct impacts. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)