The Sedgwick County Commission on Wednesday will consider a measure designed to give it more time to craft regulations for potential future wind and solar energy projects.
The commission will vote on a moratorium that temporarily suspends the issuance of conditional-use permits for wind and solar energy projects within the county’s unincorporated areas.
Chairman David Dennis says there are already some leases for such projects in western parts of the county.
But, because Sedgwick County doesn’t have regulations within its zoning code to specifically standardize use for wind or solar projects, Dennis says the moratorium is designed to give it time to make sure it adequately addresses issues if any lease is executed and becomes a full-scale project.
“We are trying to give us time to develop the rules and regulations,” he said.
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