Crook County asks staff to study possible narrow moratorium on large-scale solar development
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.
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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.
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