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Zoning board backs revised rules for ground-mounted solar: lower height, screening and fencing requirements
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the Village Board approve proposed changes (CBA 2024-016) to Roscoe’s zoning code for solar energy collection systems, including reducing allowed maximum height for ground-mounted panels from 12 to 10 feet and adding screening/fencing requirements and special-use review for systems on smaller parcels.
The Village of Roscoe Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed a proposed text amendment (CBA 2024-016) addressing solar energy collection systems and voted to forward the draft to the Village Board with the recommended changes.
The draft reduces the proposed maximum height for ground-mounted solar energy systems from 12 feet to 10 feet and adds a screening and fencing element that gives the Zoning Board authority during a special-use approval to require concealment measures. For parcels of less than…
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