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Commissioners defer decision on utility‑scale solar permit fees after staff review
Summary
County staff presented a new solar‑farm fee proposal (proposed $1.50/kW + $100 per transformer) but commissioners asked staff to collect actual inspection‑time costs and peer comparators before adopting a final schedule; vote postponed to December.
Stokes County planning and inspections staff told commissioners Nov. 24 they had reworked a draft fee schedule for utility‑scale solar after initial calculations produced an implausibly large figure.
Inspector/department staff explained the recommended schedule of $1.50 per kilowatt for a facility plus $100 per transformer was based on peer county comparisons and a review of typical inspection and plan‑review tasks.…
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