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County adjusts permit fees for larger private solar installations to cover staff time
Summary
Muscatine County amended its building-zoning fee schedule to charge $200 up to the first half-megawatt for private solar installations and $250 for each additional half-megawatt, aligning non-utility private arrays with the county utility-scale rate of $500 per megawatt and aiming to recover plan-review and inspection costs.
The Muscatine County Board on April 21 approved an amendment to the Building, Zoning and Environmental Office fee schedule to increase application fees for larger private or small-scale solar installations.
Eric Furness, Community Development Director, said the county's prior flat $200 fee for residential and…
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