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County staff say solar project must seek rezoning and historic review
Summary
A developer seeking to place solar panels on a large historic farm parcel was told the property’s current rural-residential zoning does not allow utility-scale solar; staff said the applicant must pursue rezoning or a special exception and clear any historic-easement reviews.
Planning staff told supervisors on June 12 that an applicant seeking to build a solar array on land on Bruce Road cannot proceed under the parcel’s current rural-residential zoning and must pursue rezoning or a special exception.
The staff member said the applicant proposed two potential solar sites: one about 30 acres under panels (estimated to generate about 3 megawatts) and another about 40 acres under panels (estimated close to 5 megawatts). The parcel is part of a larger tract with historic easements (variously described in county records as about 314–316 acres). The applicant had told staff he had…
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