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Commissioners debate solar setbacks, developer obligations and possible moratorium as residents and staff seek clearer policy
Summary
Commissioners and staff reviewed developer plans and inspector guidance about fencing, buffers and setbacks for commercial solar projects and discussed asking the Area Plan Commission to examine a moratorium or ordinance changes.
Commissioners and staff spent extensive time reviewing setbacks and construction practices for large commercial solar projects after residents and county inspectors raised questions about fencing placement, buffers and long‑term maintenance access. A county commissioner cited language from three Mammoth Solar decommissioning plans that list perimeter fencing, internal roads and medium‑voltage wiring as “main components,” and asked why the county was not holding developers to a 150‑foot setback that the building inspector had long asserted applied…
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