The Goshen Planning Board voted to approve a third-amended conditional minor subdivision and major site plan for Owens Road Solar, the project now associated with New Leaf Energy (formerly Borrego Solar Systems). Board counsel presented a draft resolution that included six specific conditions and asked the board to reaffirm the prior negative declaration, determine the amendment is consistent with the special permit, and find no public hearing necessary; the board made the necessary motions and approved the resolution.

Board counsel Lino summarized the resolution: "Resolved to issue a third amended conditional minor subdivision and major site plan approval for New Leaf Energy, and the specific conditions are 1 through 6," and advised the board it also needed to reaffirm the negative declaration. A board member raised a question about Condition 5, asking, "It says the applicant shall provide for annual maintenance... that is a reference to the plantings, the solar panel — what is that a reference to?" Counsel clarified that the condition referred to annual maintenance of the array panels and other on-site facilities and that plantings would be replaced if they died or became diseased.

Why it matters: The approval advances an existing large-scale solar development through an amended approval and confirms that the board considers the amendment to be within the scope of prior environmental review, enabling the project to proceed under the revised conditions.

The motion to approve the third-amended resolution was moved and seconded and passed on a voice vote. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally in the record.