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Shawnee County planning commissioners defer decision on draft solar rules after hours of public comment
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the Shawnee County Planning Commission voted unanimously to defer action on draft solar energy conversion system regulations to Feb. 9, citing requests for clearer acreage limits, setbacks and separate consideration of battery storage.
The Shawnee County Planning Commission on Jan. 12 deferred action on proposed regulations for solar energy conversion systems after more than an hour of testimony from residents, technical experts and environmental groups.
Planning staff presented the draft rules and a timeline of work dating to 2022, explaining the county had adopted a one‑year moratorium on utility-scale solar farms and since then had researched neighboring-county rules, floodplain and land-density maps, airport and urban-growth overlays, fire-district input and the Shawnee County comprehensive plan. Joanie, a planning staff member, told commissioners the draft aims to balance development opportunities with public-safety and land-use constraints and recommended moving to the public hearing.
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