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County directs review of solar farm rules, seeks recommendation on temporary moratorium
Summary
The Franklin County Commission voted to ask the Planning and Zoning Department to recommend regulations for utility-scale solar projects and to consider a temporary moratorium while those rules are developed.
Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously to approve commission order 2025-231 directing the Planning and Zoning Department to develop recommended regulations for utility-scale solar projects and to advise whether a temporary moratorium should be imposed while the regulations are drafted.
The action requires the planning staff to review inventory and development needs for solar energy, consider standards such as decommissioning plans and setbacks, hold public hearings, and return a recommendation to the county commission.
Planning and Zoning Director Nicole told the commission the department has been approached multiple times about possible solar projects but had received no formal applications. "I am aware of potential projects, but nothing's been submitted, nothing official.…
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