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Montrose County planning panel rejects stricter solar rules after hours of public comment
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing, the Montrose County Planning Commission voted 3–2 to deny Alternative 2 — a stricter zoning draft that would have tightened where utility-scale solar and other power-generation facilities can be located — and will forward that recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
The Montrose County Planning Commission voted 3–2 to deny Alternative 2, a county-drafted zoning amendment that would have tightened siting rules for solar and other power-generation facilities, after a public hearing dominated by residents, industry representatives and commissioners' questions.
The vote followed a staff presentation by Talmadge and more than two hours of public comment. Talmadge said Alternative 2 was circulated after the Board of County Commissioners requested a second alternative and that the new draft focuses on the power-generation sections of the code. "Alternative 2 is based on comments from the board," he told the commission.
The draft proposed several substantive changes from the commission’s earlier recommendation. It replaces megawatt-based sizing with acreage categories (small: up to…
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