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Commissioners remove solar zoning item from agenda citing state law; public voices split on proposed solar setbacks and property-value guarantee
Summary
The board removed ordinance 47-25 from its agenda, citing county ordinance and Indiana Code that limit the commissioners’ role on zoning changes; dozens of residents then spoke during public comment both for and against a separate proposed solar ordinance and a property-value guarantee concept.
At the start of the July 15 meeting the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners amended its agenda to remove ordinance 47-25, a zoning item related to a proposed solar ordinance and property-value provisions. The chair explained that County ordinance 154.599 subsection a(6) and Indiana Code section 36-2-4-8(e) limit the Board of Commissioners’ authority over zoning amendments, which are handled by the County Council and the Area Plan Commission.
After the agenda amendment — which passed on an audible roll call — multiple members of the public spoke on solar policy and a proposed property-value guarantee tied to solar farms (the ordinance had been considered by the Council and was…
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