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Commissioners approve conditional use for solar array on Little McCall Road with buffers and decommissioning conditions
Summary
The board granted conditional-use approval Feb. 18 for a solar project on Little McCall Road that will occupy about 30 acres of a 63‑acre parcel. The developer committed to wetlands avoidance, a 75‑foot roadside buffer, vegetative screening and a decommissioning plan that will follow updated state rules.
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners approved a conditional‑use permit on Feb. 18 for a solar facility proposed on a roughly 63‑acre parcel on Little McCall Road, with approximately 30 acres to be used for panels. The application by Will Jernigan of Inman Solar received no recorded opposition at the hearing.
Developer presentation and site design: Will Jernigan said the site was wetland‑delineated and the preliminary plan had been designed around those features. He described a typical layout of two fenced arrays separated by wetlands, a 75‑foot vegetative buffer along Little McCall Road, and an 8‑foot perimeter fence around panel…
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