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Mecklenburg County bans new utility-scale solar in zoning code, allows three pending projects to proceed
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to amend Article 20 of the county zoning ordinance to remove utility-scale solar as a permitted use, while allowing three projects with applications already before the county to continue through the process.
The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April (date in record) to remove utility-scale solar from the county zoning ordinance and to allow three projects that already have applications in process to continue through the county’s review.
The vote implements a resolution the board adopted on March 10 directing the planning commission to review Article 20 — the section of the Mecklenburg County zoning ordinance that addresses solar facilities. The board’s action removes utility-scale solar as a permitted use in any zoning district and provides grandfathering for three projects that have applications in the county’s queue so they may complete the zoning process under the current rules.
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