The Technical Review Committee reviews the application for conformance with this article, the comprehensive plan, and other applicable plans, regulations, and design standards. Upon receipt of a complete application for rezoning, Planning & Development staff will forward the application to the Technical Review Committee. Any applicant wishing to rezone their property, including to a Renewably Energy Overlay Zoning District, will need to attend the following meetings: Technical Review Committee The rezoning process is set up to allow applicants to petition to change zoning district boundaries or classifications of property as shown on the zoning maps while also giving the public a chance to participate. Linn County held two public informational meetings for residents regarding the utility-scale solar permitting process. View the Renewable Energy Overlay District Rezoning Regulations (PDF). View a flow chart (PDF) of the solar permitting process. Additional standards may be imposed as part of the review process. All recommendations, including the final decision by the Board of Supervisors, must be based on the development standards for utility-scale solar contained in Linn County's Code of Ordinances section 107-117 (h). The Board of Supervisors will hold three public hearings for the rezoning request before making their final decision. The Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission will hear the rezoning request and will forward a recommendation of approval or denial to the Linn County Board of Supervisors. The rezoning process is robust and includes benchmark reviews from the Technical Review Committee, Planning & Development staff, and the Planning & Zoning Commission before any application is presented to the Board of Supervisors. What distinguishes utility-scale solar from consumer-scale solar is both project size and the fact that electricity is sold to wholesale utility buyers, not end use consumers.” Permitting Process and InformationĪ Utility-Scale Solar Project requires an application to rezone the area to be used for the solar installation to (RE) Renewable Energy Overlay Zoning District. The US currently has more than 2,500 utility- scale solar electricity generating facilities.Īccording to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), “the primary defining characteristic of utility-scale solar projects are that they sell the power they generate directly into the electric grid. However some can generate 50 megawatts or greater. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) most US utility-scale solar power plants produce between 1-5 megawatts of solar power. solar farm is defined in Linn County as a group of interconnected solar panels/arrays that convert sunlight into electricity for the primary purpose of wholesale or retail sales of generated electricity.
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