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Board rezones 45 acres to agriculture for Long Branch solar farm; applicant says site will generate low road traffic
Summary
Commissioners approved a rezone of about 45 acres from extraction to general agriculture for a Tampa Electric solar project. Applicant said the site will be a low-traffic passive solar farm and generate local tax revenue.
Manatee County commissioners voted unanimously on Feb. 6 to rezone roughly 44.7 acres from an extraction (BX) district to general agriculture (AG) for a solar energy project proposed by Tampa Electric Company.
Rebecca Kurt, attorney for the applicant, said the rezoned area is part of a larger parent parcel and that alternative energy generation—solar farms—is an allowed use in the AG district. She described the project as a passive use with…
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