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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting 02/03/26 ENGLISH, February 3, 2026

Approved: Appeal of solar/BESS project PRJ2023-002405 in Antelope Valley near Lancaster, 5-0

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The Board of Supervisors approved 94% of 172 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Holly Mitchell (4 of 185 recorded votes).

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On February 3, 2026, Los Angeles County approved Appeal of solar/BESS project PRJ2023-002405 in Antelope Valley near Lancaster (5-0).

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the appeal of solar project PRJ2023-002405 (CUP number RPPL2023005005137) in the Antelope Valley near Lancaster on a 5-0 vote, upholding the Regional Planning Commission's approval of a 4.99 megawatt community solar facility on…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Los Angeles County, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
February 3, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 5-0

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Appeal of solar/BESS project PRJ2023-002405 in Antelope Valley near Lancaster

Board denied the appeal and upheld the Regional Planning Commission's August 20 approval of a 4.99 megawatt ground-mounted utility-scale photovoltaic solar energy facility (230th Street Solar Project) by Renewable Properties, located outside Lancaster in the Antelope Valley West Zone District on A-2 agricultural zoning. Approval amended to remove the accessory battery energy storage system (BESS) at the applicant's concurrence; found project qualifies for a mitigated negative declaration. Vote 5-0. Appellant was Jacqueline Nayer on behalf of Save Our Rural Town.

  • Remove the battery energy storage system (BESS) from the project
  • adopt mitigation monitoring and reporting program pursuant to CEQA
  • instruct county counsel to prepare necessary findings and conditions to uphold the commission's approval as amended

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Key Decisions (7)

Approved

Appeal of solar/BESS project PRJ2023-002405 in Antelope Valley near Lancaster

Vote: 5-03 conditions attachedMoved by Kathryn Barger
Approved

Consent calendar and administrative items approval

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Mitchell
Approved

Approval of funding for seven multifamily affordable housing developments

Vote: 5-0Moved by Lindsey Horvath
Approved

Black History Month proclamation (item 7)

Vote: 5-0Moved by Holly Mitchell
Approved

Measure A/H and HHAP spending plan (item 29)

Vote: 5-0Moved by Lindsey Horvath
Approved

Protecting public trust, accountability, and homeless services contracts (item 45a)

Vote: 5-0Moved by Lindsey Horvath
Other

Countywide eviction threshold motion read in (heard 03/03/2026)

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Development Activity (3)

230th Street Solar Project

Infrastructure

Venice Dell

Residential

South Whittier senior housing project

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

County faces a shortage of nearly 90,000 affordable units in…

Infrastructure

County is preparing an EIR to codify siting standards and…

Sentiment

Strong community and applicant sensitivity to battery energy storage in…

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Who spoke

100 distinct speakers; 16 identified names.

All speaker roles: 1 Chair, 9 Staff, 2 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 76 Public, 6 Clerk, 1 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep.

Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 2 Witness, 4 Councilmember, 7 Staff, 1 Applicant, 1 Applicant Rep.

Speaker sample: Jacqueline Nayer, Applicant Rep.

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Zoning terms (8)

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  • public hearing (9 timestamps)
  • denied (2 timestamps)
  • zoning (2 timestamps)
  • approved (7 timestamps)
  • conditional use (2 timestamps)
  • land use (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (7)

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