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Commission debates county solar rules: rooftop by‑right, ground arrays, batteries and decommissioning
Summary
Planning commissioners debated draft land‑use code language for solar installations — rooftop systems, ground‑mounted arrays, batteries and decommissioning — and directed planning staff to format a consolidated draft and research legal/tax thresholds.
Montezuma County planning commissioners held an extended policy discussion on draft land‑use code language for solar facilities, including rooftop systems, ground‑mounted arrays, energy storage and decommissioning requirements. The discussion did not produce a final decision but directed planning staff to format a consolidated draft and to return with targeted research and short timelines for commissioner review.
Commissioners and staff debated several specific points: whether rooftop systems used only to net a single household’s load should remain a use‑by‑right; whether ground‑mounted systems should be conditional beyond a specified acreage; whether an acre (208 ft × 208 ft) is an appropriate…
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