Solano Montezuma Hills Windmill
Moratoriums Example
Economic Viability Of Solano Agriculture
Business
Solano Ranching Orchards & Duck Clubs
Another Drop In Solano Farm Values?
Buyers and Sellers Are Privy
To The Same Solano Agricultural Information. How Will Solano Agricultural
Investors Be Investing In Fairfield, Suisun, Rio Vista and Vacaville?
1. Montezuma Hills Windmill
Moratorium:
There’s a moratorium on new
Montezuma Hills windmill installations. The Montezuma Hills windmills
moratorium applies to commercial windmills for generating electricity sold to
PG&E. Actually the Montezuma Hills windmills
moratorium is Solano County wide. It’s
that Montezuma Hills has a high portion of Solano County’s windmills.
2. Recent 200 Feet Height
Limit Also Restricts Solano County Moratorium:
While Solano windmills are
restricted to being no closer than ½ mile from highway 12, the 200 feet height
limit may be more restrictive.
Commercially viable windmills like to reach 500 or more feet to catch
faster winds. The 200 feet windmill height limit (also applies to other
structures) to the north side of highway 12.
However the Solano County Board of Supervisors is thinking of enacting
the 200 feet limit to the south side of highway 12 as well.
Will The Windmill Moratoriums Effect Montezuma Farm
Real Estate Values? Smart Solano
farmers may soon be selling their farms due not only to the new ordinances, but
the severe drought conditions. Lack of
grass due to the short grass growing season is hampering cattle ranchers. Solano hay costs have risen too. Plus what
happens if the water wells dry out?
California has made it harder to get alternative water sources to Solano
farmers.
Valuing Solano County Farm Real Estate Values:
Commercial Solano Real Estate
brokers need to calculate in the recent
negative impacts on Solano farms before suggesting what a farmer’s agricultural
land might be worth. How can one
restrict themselves to rosy prices from earlier farm sales before the long term
effects from California’s drought took place? California pastureland rents were quoted at $11.50 per acre back in 2012, down from maybe $12.50 per acre in 2011. With the current drought, pasture land for livestock may be even less valuable. Land is worth the money it may generate the owner and their heirs decades and perhaps centuries in the future.
Many Issues Effecting Montezuma Hills
Farm Value:
Lack
of underground water if often a big issue.
Where to get water when the farmer runs out? Check into the Hastings Track water
availability matter. Very rocky soil, with little top soil might do little more
than maybe allow the growing for hay or some wheat. There is the benefit of possible crop insurance
but the insurance costs money and the profits aren’t even much even in good
years. The Suisun and Rio Vista farmers have issues.
Solano Farm Value Predictions:
Future
Solano agricultural farm valuations are a serious matter. Don’t believe anyone telling you what future
Solano agricultural farm valuations will look like.
• Solano
Duck hunting clubs: With the drought there can be fewer ducks. Popular Suisun
duck clubs often are money losing propositions.
Solano Windmill Regulation Sources:
• Disclaimers: This blog is
discussing information being gathered.
Bloggers are encouraged to correct errors. This short study only looked
into these Solano and Napa County regions: Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville,
Rio Vista, Benicia, Gordon Valley, Cordelia, Green Valley, English Hills, land
along the Sacramento River.
• Solano County Zoning
Regulations - General Site:
• Travis
Air Force Base
Solano County Planning Department 707 784-6765.
Solano County Planning
Department is part of Solano County’s Resource Management. California’s Solano County Planning handles
unincorporated farm lands outside Benicia, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Fairfield,
Vacaville and Dixon. They handle Agricultural, residential, watershed, marsh,
commercial zoning. Growing grapes. Other
viticulture activity.
• Agriculture Interests:
farming walnuts, almonds, cherries, peaches, vegetables, etc. Cattle, goat,
lamb ranch for grazing. Or even raising and training hunting dogs. Solano Duck
hunting clubs in protected Suisun marshlands.
• Alternative Solano
Energy. Installing windmills or solar power. Light manufacturing.
