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Ripley aldermen approve second reading updating solar energy rules
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Ripley approved a second-reading amendment to the city's zoning ordinance to revise regulations for solar energy systems, following a prior public hearing and minor edits to panel height limits.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Ripley approved the second reading of an amendment to the city's official zoning ordinance to change regulations for solar energy systems.
The ordinance, which had a required first reading and a public hearing at an earlier meeting, moved forward after a motion to adopt was made and seconded on the floor. Council members said the changes include "slight changes" to allowable heights for solar panels and related equipment.
City staff and aldermen did not expand further on the technical changes during the second-reading vote. No roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript; the board voted by voice and the presiding officer announced adoption after members responded "aye." The transcript identifies a motion by "Mister Chitman" and a second by "Miss Austin."
The ordinance amends the text of Ripley's zoning code to regulate solar energy systems; the document had been subject to public comment at its first reading and was returned with the changes noted. The board did not record any amendments to the motion during the second reading.
The action completes the local legislative step required to change zoning language; the ordinance text and the city clerk's official record will show the precise height and technical specifications that were altered.
