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Yankton County adopts zoning text changes; commissioners debate whether energy storage should require separate conditional‑use permit
Summary
The board approved advertised changes to multiple zoning articles; commissioners debated language that would require battery or other energy‑storage facilities to obtain a separate conditional‑use permit even when sited with a solar or wind project.
At a public hearing, the Yankton County Board of Commissioners approved advertised amendments to several zoning articles — including residential and commercial district definitions — but commissioners discussed at length whether energy‑storage facilities should be treated as accessory uses to large wind or solar projects or instead require a separate conditional‑use permit (CUP).
Gary, the county planner (presenting the ordinance changes), summarized the second reading and the set of article edits. "This second reading, to consider recommendation to amend definitions ... Article 8,…
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