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Council debates ground-mounted solar limits after photo shows 14-foot panels near homes
Summary
Council members debated draft city rules for ground-mounted solar on March 3 after Alderman Bateman presented pictures of a 14-foot, non-tilting ground-mounted installation adjacent to residences. Councilors discussed fence heights, commercial versus residential limits, visual impacts and next steps for the ordinance.
Aldermen discussed revisions to a draft solar ordinance at the Lincoln City Council meeting on March 3 after Alderman Bateman presented photographs of a ground-mounted solar array he said would be 14 feet tall and sit behind a commercial property that abuts residences.
Bateman said the panels in the photograph would be taller than the city’s typical fence height and that the array “is 14 feet in height” and would “abut the residential” area behind a commercial lot. He told the council the draft ordinance previously would have effectively eliminated residential ground-mounted solar because of fencing and setback…
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