Klickitat County Commission Waits On Solar Decision

Klickitat County Commissioners will wait another a week to decide if they already have the tools in place to deal with potential applications for solar projects.  Commissioners spent an hour discussing what they are actually trying to accomplish, and received guidance from County Natural Resources and Economic Development Director Dave McClure that if they wanted to craft an ordinance specific to solar, it would be a multi-year process.  The group noted that in many ways two issues are being pushed together, one involving setbacks and protections for adjacent property owners, and the other involving overall county policy.  Commissioner Jacob Anderson said he believes in the already required environmental impact processes for conditional use permits.  Commissioner Dan Christopher said he believes many citizens would like to see more specifics in writing.  There is currently a six month moratorium on commercial and industrial solar projects that are subject to a conditional use process.  

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