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Chino Valley planning commission sends draft utility‑scale solar ordinance back to staff after heavy public comment
Summary
After a two‑hour presentation and extensive public comment on Nov. 5, 2024, the Chino Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted to return draft ordinance TA‑2024‑04 — which would set siting, safety and decommissioning standards for utility‑scale solar — to staff for revision to address concerns about water, fire risk, wildlife and transparency.
The Chino Valley Planning and Zoning Commission voted Nov. 5 to return a draft ordinance regulating utility‑scale solar projects to staff for revision after lengthy public comment and commissioner questions. The vote followed a staff presentation explaining siting, safety and decommissioning standards proposed for large solar facilities.
Staff assistant director Will Dingey told the commission that "tonight's ordinance does not approve any specific project, rather it establishes requirements that must be met for a project to be considered by the town of Chino Valley town council." He said the ordinance would create mandatory siting criteria, technical standards and a development agreement process that council would use to review future proposals.
The draft would require, among other standards, a minimum quarter‑mile separation from developed residential properties plus a 50‑foot setback from property lines, a three‑mile separation between large projects, a 3,800‑acre maximum cumulative cap for…
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