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Planning staff say solar land‑use code amendments nearly ready; moratorium could be extended as it expires next week
Summary
Planning staff briefed commissioners on draft land-use code amendments for utility-scale solar generation and said the county’s moratorium on solar permits expires next week. Staff recommended folding new review requirements into existing high-impact and special-use permit processes and, if needed, extending the moratorium for up to six months or—
Planning staff told commissioners at a workshop they have been drafting amendments to the county land‑use code to govern solar energy generation and that the county’s moratorium on solar permits expires next week.
Steven, a county staff member, said planning and the planning commission’s comments have been combined into a staff edit that aims to regulate solar projects through existing zoning and…
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