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Planning commission votes to advertise public hearing on solar‑facility policy
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to advertise a public hearing to add language addressing solar facilities to the county comprehensive plan, directing staff to seek public comment before any amendment is adopted.
The Planning Commission voted to advertise a public hearing to consider adding a solar‑facility policy to the comprehensive plan.
Staff told commissioners that any amendment to the comprehensive plan must be advertised as a public hearing and that the public would have the opportunity to submit comments during that process. Commissioners discussed draft scope language that in practice limits the county’s role for smaller projects (references in the discussion cited a 100‑acre threshold and an informal rule of thumb of roughly 1 megawatt per 10 acres, subject to panel layout and tracking). Commissioners asked staff to advertise the hearing and to compile any formal written comments already submitted to committee members for consideration during the public process.
A motion to proceed with advertising the comprehensive‑plan amendment to address solar facilities was made, seconded and approved; the chair announced five votes in favor. Staff will schedule and advertise the public hearing and collect public testimony, after which the commission may recommend further amendments based on comments received.
Commissioners also briefly reviewed the timing for plan evaluation; staff said the comprehensive plan is formally evaluated every five years and that the county previously completed a major rewrite in 2006.
