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Planning commission recommends stricter noise and setback rules for utility-scale solar equipment
Summary
The commission advanced ordinance changes that require noise studies and establish minimum setbacks for inverters, transformers and substations at utility-scale solar facilities, with larger projects facing larger minimum separations from property lines.
The Suffolk Planning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance text amendment (OTA2025002) that would tighten city rules for utility-scale solar installations by codifying noise-study compliance and setting minimum setbacks for noise‑generating equipment such as inverters and transformers.
Assistant Director of Planning Meg Pittenger told the commission staff had worked through recent noise complaints at existing solar facilities and researched neighboring localities. The proposed changes require a noise…
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