Committee agrees to study minimum screening standards for commercial solar installations
Jun 19, 2025
Following public comment that several solar sites lack required landscaping screening, the committee asked staff to review whether the county can adopt clearer minimum landscaping standards for solar facilities while recognizing state legal limits on what the county may require.
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Kane County Development Committee members on May 20 asked staff to review whether the county should adopt clearer landscaping- and screening-standards for commercial solar installations after a public commenter said only one of four solar sites had complied with the planned screening.
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