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Oliver County reviews draft alternative‑energy ordinance with new noise, bonding and decommissioning provisions
Summary
County officials reviewed detailed edits to a draft ordinance regulating solar, wind and utility‑scale facilities: proposed changes include clearer permitting sections, noise‑study standards, vegetation and glare rules, and a $100,000 upfront bond plus decommissioning cost coverage; staff will research PSC interactions and bond language.
Oliver County commissioners and staff spent the meeting reviewing detailed edits to a draft alternative‑energy ordinance intended to apply to solar, wind and other utility‑scale energy facilities.
The reviewer said she had reorganized the draft to add numbering and a preamble consistent with the county’s existing ordinances and to reuse language the county already applies to wind projects. She said the edits remove the county’s alternative energy construction permit classification so those projects will follow building‑permit rules instead.
Why it matters: the draft clarifies application and design standards and adds requirements that could affect where…
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