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Board asks Planning Commission to draft zoning rules for on‑site power generation, including small modular reactors
Summary
Staff asked the Board to have the Planning Commission prepare zoning text amendments to allow on‑site power generation in industrial districts (with accessory generation permitted up to a threshold and export only by conditional use); the Board unanimously referred the effort to the Planning Commission.
County Administrator Karl R. Carter and County Attorney E.M. Wright told the Board Feb. 9 that the county should update its zoning ordinance to address on‑site power generation in industrial districts, including language that recognizes small modular reactors (SMRs) while remaining generally technology neutral.
Staff recommended two primary approaches: 1) limit siting to existing and planned industrial zoning…
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