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Council weighs stricter ground-mounted solar rules; staff to refine ordinance language
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The Lincoln City Council spent an extended portion of its Feb. 26 committee meeting discussing proposed changes to ground-mounted solar rules and received an update on the city’s community solar garden.
The Lincoln City Council spent an extended portion of its Feb. 26 committee meeting discussing proposed changes to ground-mounted solar regulations and received an informational update on the city’s community solar garden.
Council members and staff reviewed a draft ordinance that would remove ground-mounted systems from R-1 and R-2 residential districts, set a 12-foot maximum height, and require more stringent, opaque fencing where panels are visible from public view. “If the people come forward and say we’re having 15-foot panels, we can tell them no,” Mr. Bateman said while outlining the draft.
Several aldermen urged clearer code language about fence height. Council…
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