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Supervisors approve multiple utility‑scale solar rezones; county says insurance and decommissioning are private responsibilities
Summary
The board approved several industrial rezones for utility‑scale solar projects, with staff and applicants clarifying that insurance arrangements are private contracts and decommissioning obligations are written into operator stipulations.
Maricopa County supervisors approved a cluster of utility-scale solar rezoning cases after staff and applicants answered questions about insurance, land ownership and decommissioning responsibilities.
Planning staff told the board the projects require IND‑3 industrial zoning and an IUPD overlay tailored to allow solar generation while prohibiting most other industrial uses. Tom Ellsworth, the county’s planning director, said the county reviews sites for compliance with the comprehensive plan,…
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