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Tooele County discusses energy development overlay zone; planning commission review required
Summary
County staff presented a proposed energy development overlay zone that would allow conditional review of varied energy projects and prohibit oil, gas and coal extraction; the council approved a prior resolution and will send the overlay to planning commission.
County staff presented a draft energy development overlay zone to the Tooele County Council on Sept. 2 and described the approach the county will take to identify potential locations after a pending state audit. Rochelle (staff) said the state asked counties to identify areas suitable for energy development, and the county has prepared an overlay draft that would leave underlying zoning unchanged and require conditional-use review for energy projects so neighbors would be notified.
Rochelle listed the types of uses the overlay would allow: solar…
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