Planning commission asks for workshop, agrees to keep existing solar ordinance for now

The Washington County Planning Commission met jointly with the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 11 and — after more than an hour of public comment and commissioner discussion — reached a consensus to retain the existing solar ordinance for the moment and organize a workshop to examine specific changes. Planning Commission Chair Ms. Rufus told commissioners there was a quorum and opened discussion; commissioners repeatedly asked staff to clarify whether agricultural exemptions would allow larger-than-8.5-acre developments and pointed out that slope and engineer-prepared land-disturbance language had been removed from the draft.