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Louisa County updates solar siting rules; board removes funding breakdown memo and directs funds to county fund balance
Summary
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 18 adopted revisions to Chapter 86 to clarify siting rules for utility‑scale solar generation facilities and removed a draft funding‑allocation memorandum from the ordinance packet, directing any siting‑agreement revenues to county fund balance instead.
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 18 adopted amendments to Chapter 86 of the county’s Land Development Regulations addressing siting agreements for utility‑scale solar generation facilities, after editing the proposed memorandum on how siting‑agreement revenues might be used.
County staff presented amendments intended to clarify applicability (explicitly referencing utility‑scale solar generation facilities, defined in discussion as projects above a local threshold) and provide a framework for siting agreements that would require project operators to contribute to county mitigation funds. The staff memo included an illustrative allocation example listing potential uses for funds — housing programs, agricultural land protection through purchase of development rights (PDRs), stream restoration, and harmful algal bloom…
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