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County planning proposes $100/megawatt review fee for municipal solar projects
Summary
Planning staff recommended adding a $100 per‑megawatt review fee and a rounding rule for solar energy facility reviews in municipalities that have their own subdivision and land‑development ordinances; commissioners adopted the resolution.
County planning staff proposed and the board adopted a resolution adding a dedicated application fee for county courtesy reviews of solar energy facilities located inside municipalities that maintain their own subdivision and land‑development ordinances.
Planning staff said the proposal contains two changes: (1) a review fee of $100 per megawatt for such developments and (2) a clarification that proposals with less than a whole megawatt will be charged based on the next whole megawatt (rounded up). Staff noted the county currently charges $400 per megawatt for standalone solar facility reviews and recommended the lower $100/MW level for the municipal courtesy reviews after comparing other counties’ approaches.
The chair moved to adopt Resolution No. 3 of 2026 and the board approved it by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff to publish the updated fee schedule and to return any implementation details necessary for next steps.
Context and next steps: the fee change adjusts how the county recovers review costs for projects inside municipalities with their own ordinances; planning staff will publish the revised fee schedule and apply the rounding rule when calculating fees for sub‑megawatt proposals.
