Planning commission backs several code and policy amendments; staff flags legal and implementation concerns
The PC recommended policy and code amendments including TDR language, changes to countywide planning policies, a county-owned solid-waste policy suggestion that may conflict with existing contracts, and a proposal to add climate-element language on grid-scale batteries; staff and legal counsel noted implementation hurdles.
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The planning commission forwarded multiple code and policy recommendations to the council, including a TDR policy (number 33 in the decision table), suggested countywide planning policy amendments to the housing element (2.1.0.9 and 2.1.0.11), and a new climate-element policy to study grid-scale battery siting. The PC also recommended a policy (14.20) that the county pursue ownership of solid-waste facilities; Oliver and county legal warned this recommendation may conflict with existing contracts and interlocal agreements.
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