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Lee County zoning administrator seeks administrative approval to align solar permit term with commercial operation date
Summary
The Lee County zoning administrator recommended handling a proposed amendment to a solar project special-use permit administratively, asking that the 35-year project term begin at commercial operation rather than at county approval; the committee moved a related map-amendment petition to the executive committee for county board consideration.
Alice, Lee County zoning administrator, asked the County Services Committee on a petition to amend conditions of a previously approved solar special-use permit so the 35‑year project term would begin at the project’s commercial operation date rather than the date the county approved the permit.
The change would not extend the 35‑year cap approved under resolution 11‑22‑001; instead, it would align the permit clock with the solar developer’s land lease and commercial start date, Alice said. “The total term, including all decommissioning requirements for said special use, is limited to not more than 35 years beginning on…
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