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Brown County accepts draft guidelines for commercial solar projects
Summary
The Brown County Board of Commissioners accepted draft Guidelines for Commercial Solar Projects presented by the county planning commission and reviewed examples of neighboring Doniphan County resolutions that ban battery energy storage systems and data centers.
The Brown County Planning Commission presented draft Guidelines for Commercial Solar Projects on Jan. 20, and the Board of Commissioners accepted the guidelines as presented.
Planning Commission representative Bill Vonderschmidt outlined the draft guidelines and provided examples of resolutions from Doniphan County that ban Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and data centers. Commissioners discussed the materials and, on a motion by Commissioner Richard Tesoriero and a second by Commissioner William Pollock, the board accepted the guidelines as presented.
The minutes record acceptance of the guidelines but do not include specific implementation steps, permit changes, or timelines. No formal ban of BESS or data centers was enacted at this meeting; Vonderschmidt’s presentation provided neighboring counties’ approaches for consideration by Brown County staff and commissioners.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: staff and planning commissioners will incorporate the accepted guidelines into county planning procedures as appropriate and return with any ordinance language or permit changes if needed.
