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Kuna council adopts zoning text amendments to regulate energy production, storage and decommissioning
Summary
The Kuna City Council adopted a zoning text amendment to add definitions and application requirements for renewable energy production and energy storage, including decommissioning, fire protection and emergency response plans; the change also removes power plants as an allowed use in M-1.
The council approved a zoning text amendment (Case No. 24050A) that adds definitions and several new land-use rules for energy production and energy storage facilities to Title 5 of the Kuna City Code.
Planner Doug Hansen told the council the amendment adds definitions for "energy production facility (renewable sources)," "energy storage facility," "public service facility," distribution and source substations, transmission lines and high-voltage transmission lines. The amendment also revises the schedule of land-use regulations by adding energy storage as a distinct use and removes "power plants" as an allowed use in the M-1 (industrial) zone. New application requirements were added for renewable energy and energy storage facilities, including a decommissioning plan, a fire-protection plan and an emergency-response plan.
Hansen said staff modeled parts of the language from other Idaho jurisdictions and Ada County Development Services and consulted with the Kuna Rural Fire District, Kuna Police and Idaho Power during the drafting. Council members noted recent solar-facility fires locally and said the decommissioning and fire-safety provisions were important.
No members of the public spoke at the hearing. The council closed the public hearing, moved to deliberation and voted to approve Case No. 24050A. The motion carried by voice vote.
