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Presentation on solar array at airport prompts planning board to consider zoning updates for large arrays in rural-agricultural district
Summary
A presenter described a proposed solar array inside the airport fence (about 23 acres); the planning board discussed whether solar should be treated as a conditional/allowed use in rural-agricultural zoning or whether a variance or zoning amendment is required.
A presentation at the May 8 meeting described a proposed solar array within the fenced airport property and prompted the Swansea Planning Board to discuss how large ground-mounted solar arrays should be regulated in the town’s rural-agricultural district.
The presenter said the array would sit within the fenced airport property and estimated the site area at about 23 acres. Board members and staff discussed whether ground-mounted solar arrays in the rural-agricultural district are best treated as a use…
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