goes to the core of the conditional use analysis required by Cushing County Code Section 813.4, including compatibility with the zone, impacts to surrounding land uses, and protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. Utah courts have repeatedly held that segmentation to avoid full land use review constitutes legal error. The findings report also relies on conditional approval to defer review of essential components of this project.

The record acknowledges that transmission infrastructure, substations, and electrical interconnections were not disclosed or analyzed and were instead deferred to future proceedings. Duchesne County Code Section 8-9-15 requires disclosure of those connection routes and related infrastructure as part of a conditional use application. Utah law does not permit land use authorities to approve a conditional use permit based on incomplete information and postpone mandatory review to a later date. A conditional use permit is a final discretionary approval, not a placeholder. Once issued, it confers vested rights and limits the county's ability to reconsider impacts that should have been evaluated at the outset.

Deferral of required analysis is a procedural deficit- defect, sorry- that renders the approval unlawful. The findings further fail the substantial evidence standard. Utah courts require findings to be specific and to demonstrate reasoned decision-making tied to evidence on the record. Here, the findings repeatedly conclude that the project is not functionally detrimental, is of adequate size, and complies with the code if conditions are met, without analyzing the facility's exclusive role empowering an industrial data center, the cumulative impacts of associated infrastructure, or the long-term operational consequences of the use. Conclusory statements are not substantial evidence, and conditions cannot substitute for, for required findings.

The Commission also relied heavily on distance from the nearest residents to justify approving That is not the legal standard under Duchesne County Code for just- [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] -require consideration of adverse effects to surrounding lands, agricultural operations, transportation corridors, emergency access, and the rural character of the area. The use does not become compatible simply because it is located far enough from the dwelling. When a land use authority applies the wrong legal framework, defers required review, and issues findings unsupported by substantial evidence, the resulting decision is arbitrary and capricious as a matter of law. This is the circumstance presented here. For these reasons, the U.S.

Planning Commission reversed the conditional use permit for Wellstraw Energy LLC's solar power facility. In the alternative, the application, application must be remanded with instructions that the solar facility be reviewed as a part of the integrated project it was proposed to serve, that all required infrastructure be disclosed and noticed, and that new findings be issued based on complete information and