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Crook County asks staff to study possible narrow moratorium on large-scale solar development
Summary
Commissioners asked staff to analyze legal grounds, scope and costs for a potential moratorium tailored to large-scale commercial solar projects while the county updates its comprehensive-plan Goal 5 and related code. Staff will return with options, risk analysis, and recommended guardrails.
John (staff) told the board the discussion was preliminary and staff were not asking the board to adopt or endorse a moratorium today; instead, he asked whether the board wanted staff to do additional review and return with recommendations. "Any moratorium needs to be limited in scope and duration and tied to a defined work program," John said, noting the statutory framework under Oregon law requires procedural findings and guardrails.
Commissioners raised several concerns and objectives: protecting agricultural lands and wildlife, allowing rooftop and small-scale solar to continue,…
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