Planning staff briefs board on land-use ordinance updates, battery storage setbacks, and DNR floodplain corrections
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County planning staff briefed the board on proposed land-use ordinance updates, including standards for battery energy storage systems and required floodplain corrections mandated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The planning commission recommended adopting the changes with a technical note on delegating interim-use setbacks for battery storage. Work on the revisions began in March and included a public comment period.
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Planning staff reported the planning commission recommended adopting proposed land‑use ordinance changes with a technical note on delegating interim‑use setbacks for battery energy storage systems
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