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Council refers zoning amendment to Planning Board to allow solar project on former dump site
Summary
Hamilton Township council voted May 20 to refer a proposed amendment to land‑use regulations to the Planning Board so a planned outdoor solar facility can proceed on land that was previously used as a dump; a resident publicly supported locating the array on brownfield land.
Hamilton Township council members voted on May 20 to refer a proposed amendment to the township land‑use code to the Planning Board so a planned outdoor solar facility can proceed on property that was previously used as a dump.
Council President explained the referral was prompted by a solar‑field project whose footprint included parcels that were not expressly permitted for outdoor solar in the township's existing zoning districts. The council approved Resolution 125‑262 to seek the Planning Board's review under N.J.S.A. 40:55D‑26.
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