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<p class="MsoNormal">Washington County has reviewed and approved 4 solar farms to date, from 3 different solar companies.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Each has been proposed and approved as a fully fenced facility, due to applicant concerns about theft of metals and other materials, and potential for homeless encampments.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Each applicant has stipulated that <u>farming within the facility is not possible</u>, because of the need for security fencing. Grazing of livestock/sheep is not possible because these will be fenced and unstaffed—attendant visits every
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<p class="MsoNormal">Impacts to wildlife/birds has been a topic of discussion. We’ve consulted with Audobon Society and ODFW regarding their experience with fenced solar farms—there isn’t much documentation as yet. The last one we approved, we included a condition
requiring the perimeter fence include one or two openings, to allow ingress/egress by wildlife yet prevent human access—we’ll see how this pans out. The decision included a provision “encouraging” the solar company to report any bird/wildlife entrapment or
fatalities to ODFW and/or Audobon, just for research purposes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Solar companies typically propose rodent management inside the fenced area via traps—live traps and otherwise—but these facilities will be visited by an attendant once every 6 months. Trapping would likely be ineffective/inhumane. Predator
access into and out of the facility might prevent rodent problems.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any allowance for solar farms on high-value farmland on the basis of “dual use” for farming within the solar farm: not sure this would be enforceable.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#0078AE">Genny Bond</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">|<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Current Planning Division
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Office Location (Temporary): Adams Crossing Building, 161 NW Adams Ave, Hillsboro OR, 97124<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Mailing Address: 155 N. First Avenue, Suite 350, MS16
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Hillsboro, OR 97124</span><i><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#5F5F5F;position:relative;top:-4.0pt;mso-text-raise:4.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">503-846-2908 fax</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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