Pulaski County BZA says documents for Mammoth Solar permit existed; declines stop-work order

The Pulaski County Board of Zoning Appeals on an administrative appeal found that documentation supporting building permit 4242 existed when the permit was issued and declined to order a stop-work directive.

The hearing began after an appeal filed by Gail Lambert, represented by attorney Jason Kuchme, challenged the building inspector’s decision not to revoke permit 4242, a permit tied to the Mammoth South solar project. Kuchme said the appeal turned on three discrete questions: whether a decommissioning plan, a road‑use agreement approved by the commissioners, and adequate financial assurance were in place before the permit issued.

Nut graf: The dispute focused narrowly on whether required documents were submitted and effective before the February 2025 permit issuance. Petitioners argued the county lacked project‑specific signed exhibits and bond amounts before the permit; Mammoth Solar and county staff said signed agreements, maps and bonds had been submitted and that some attachments had been updated after the original agreement.

Kuchme told the board the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) requires a signed decommissioning plan, a road‑use agreement approved by the commissioners and demonstrable financial assurance before a permit may be issued. He told the board,…