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Work session previews Aug. 20 hearing on rezone request for property with existing solar array near Highway 20
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on a proposed zone change and comprehensive plan amendment for a 240-acre property developed with a 62-acre photovoltaic solar farm; hearings officer recommended approval July 9 and a public hearing is scheduled Aug. 20.
Audrey Stewart, associate planner for Deschutes County, briefed the Board of Commissioners Monday on a pending zone change and comprehensive plan amendment scheduled for a public hearing on Aug. 20.
The applicant seeks to rezone four tax lots totaling 240 acres from Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) to Multiple-Use Agricultural (MUA-10) and concurrently change the county comprehensive plan designation from agriculture to rural residential exception area. The subject property, located between Highway 20 and Neff Road, contains an existing photovoltaic solar farm that staff said covers about 62 acres.
Stewart told the board the original application materials listed differing acreage totals in various documents: the original cover sheet listed 259 acres while tax-lot acreage totaled…
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