Planning commission recommends one‑year moratorium on community solar and large wind projects while county updates rules

Mar 31, 2026

The planning commission voted to recommend an interim ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on community solar, solar farms and wind conversion systems in unincorporated Morrison County while a working group updates the comprehensive plan and zoning language; commissioners also debated whether meteorological towers should be exempt.

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The Morrison County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the County Board adopt an interim ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on community solar energy, solar farms and wind energy conversion systems in unincorporated areas while staff and a working group review comprehensive‑plan policy and ordinance language.

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