Committee favors 15-foot agrivoltaics height limit; technical citations cited
Members generally supported a 15-foot default maximum for agrivoltaic arrays (with exceptions possible), citing grazing clearance guidance and erosion-control concerns and asking to retain a consistent height across the ordinance.
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Members examined proposed agrivoltaic height allowances and concluded a 15-foot maximum was reasonable and consistent with peer counties. Speaker 6 cited the American Solar Grazing Association guidance that a 3-foot clearance is typical for sheep and 7 feet for cattle to support lower heights; several members said 20 feet seemed unnecessary absent compelling agronomic evidence. "So let's just leave it at 15 feet... If it's not economical for the developer, they don't need the grazing," one member said.
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