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Patrick County amends comprehensive plan to prohibit utility-scale solar facilities
Summary
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to amend the county comprehensive plan to deem utility-scale solar facilities incompatible with the county's rural character and not substantially in accord with the plan, effectively prohibiting such projects from being approved under the referenced state code review process.
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt amendments to the county comprehensive plan declaring utility-scale solar facilities an inappropriate land use and directing that proposed utility-scale projects be deemed not substantially in accord with the comprehensive plan.
County staff read the proposed amendment aloud at the start of the public hearing, saying in part that "utility-scale solar facilities can have a significant impact on the landscape, wetland, soil, view sheds, and other natural and cultural resources located within the county, and are…
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