Jerome County holds workshop on proposed zoning changes for large-scale energy projects
The Board held a workshop on proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 10) and a new Energy Facilities chapter (Chapter 11) to clarify how large-scale energy projects might be sited, balance personal property rights and farmland protection, and address aquifer safeguards; staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission raised notification and size-limit options.
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The Jerome County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 9 convened a workshop to review proposed amendments to Chapter 10 of the Comprehensive Plan and to consider a new Chapter 11 of the zoning ordinance addressing large-scale energy facilities. Planning and Zoning representatives outlined concerns about current language that could effectively prohibit energy facilities on agricultural land or force property owners to rezone to heavy industrial before pursuing conditional-use permits.
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