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Jefferson County adopts zoning amendment to allow commercial solar, rejects larger neighbor setback
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved an amendment to the unified development ordinance (UDO) to regulate commercial solar energy systems, adding pasture acreage to a land-coverage calculation and leaving a 500-foot minimum setback after a proposed 650-foot setback failed for lack of a second.
The Board of Commissioners of Jefferson County on Sept. 18 approved Ordinance 2025-06 amending the county zoning ordinance to add regulations for commercial solar energy systems, adopting the changes recommended by the county planning commission and amended during the meeting. The board approved the ordinance “as amended tonight,” after commissioners voted on two discrete amendments during discussion. The measure matters because the ordinance sets countywide rules for where commercial solar can be located, how much…
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