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Jefferson County holds first readings on zoning amendments for barrel warehouses and commercial solar systems
Summary
County commissioners read for the first time two proposed zoning amendments: one to add definitions and special-exception standards for barrel warehouses (facilities that can emit volatile organic compounds), and another updating commercial solar energy system rules; both were set for further readings and public review.
Jefferson County commissioners on Aug. 7 gave first readings to two proposed amendments to the county zoning ordinance: an amendment addressing wineries, breweries, distilleries and "barrel warehouses," and a second amendment updating rules for commercial solar energy systems.
County staff said the barrel-warehouse amendment is intended to differentiate small artisanal operations from larger warehouses that emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs). "The main point was to make sure that the larger ones that... emit VOCs could get a special exception, but that it was highlighted as a different than just kind of the artesian,…
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