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Planning commission approves zoning updates on renewable energy standards, adds review of substation setback
Summary
Montrose County’s planning commission approved amendments to zoning regulations covering small-scale renewable energy, setbacks, signage, weed management and decommissioning, and asked staff to review whether the 500-foot substation setback can be reduced; the commission will forward the recommendation to county commissioners April 16.
The Montrose County Planning Commission on March 27 voted to recommend a package of zoning regulation changes addressing small-scale renewable energy facilities, power-generation definitions and standards, and related uses such as massage and natural medicine businesses.
Staff described several changes that were carried forward from prior meetings: renaming 'small-scale solar' to 'small-scale renewable energy' in definitions, clarifying how megawatts are calculated, ensuring minimum setbacks for zoning districts cannot be…
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