Staff explains High Impact Development Ordinance process, setbacks and appeals

Oct 29, 2026

Planning staff reviewed how HIDO pre-application review, required studies, setbacks and decommissioning plans are used to vet potentially high-impact industries; the planning board makes initial determinations and appeals proceed to the board of adjustment and courts.

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Planning staff walked boards through the HIDO review process, explaining the pre-application meeting, intent-to-construct application, required technical studies (groundwater, well studies, traffic impact) and the need for decommissioning plans for temporary uses like solar farms.

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