Board rescinds earlier solar ordinance and folds commercial criteria into renewable-energy code

Staff explained that Amendment 77 formally rescinds chapter 156—the county’s older solar ordinance—and moves direct-user solar and energy storage commercial criteria into chapter 153, the Renewable Energy Ordinance. The change consolidates commercial standards into a single code chapter and removes the prior chapter to avoid conflicts.

A staff member summarized the item: "This item is rescinding chapter 156, the solar ordinance. Again, all of the commercial criteria has been added to chapter 153, renewable energy ordinance..." The board voted; the motion to rescind the prior solar ordinance carried on the record. The transcript records the motion and a vote in favor; staff indicated the rescission was clean-up following passage of the renewable-energy ordinance.