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Lincoln aldermen ask tighter rules, aesthetics controls for ground-mounted solar
Summary
Aldermen discussed changing the city's ground-mounted solar rules after a business inquiry, focusing on visibility, fence height and glare; councilors asked staff to draft revised language and bring it back to committee for consideration.
Alderman Bateman urged the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11, 2025, to revise Lincoln's ground-mounted solar rules so the city would have greater control over size, fencing and visual impact. "I'm not trying to do this to kill ground mounted solar, but I think we need to have more control over it," Bateman said.
The discussion grew out of a business inquiry about placing panels behind a commercial property visible from Woodlawn Road and a comparison Bateman made with an existing Peoria, Illinois ordinance. Bateman said he prefers the city keep several topics in scope, including removing…
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