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Marion County directs counsel to redraft bylaws, considers moratoriums and pauses contested planning commission appointment
Summary
After a legal review, the commission asked county counsel to draft moratorium resolutions on battery energy storage, data centers and short-term rentals, and voted to revisit Resolution 2019-23 as concerns about planning commission bylaws and whether an oath was administered to a planning appointee were raised.
The Marion County Commission devoted substantial time on Jan. 26 to a legal review of planning and zoning governance, potential moratoriums and a contested appointment to the planning commission.
County counsel reviewed the county’s treasurer personal-property resolution, flagged ambiguities in planning-and-zoning bylaws and recommended drafting clarifying resolutions. Counsel recommended moratorium language to give planning & zoning staff time to research battery energy storage…
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