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Planning Board reviews utility-scale solar ordinance edits; seeks developer feedback and considers battery rules

5416255 · July 15, 2025
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Board members reviewed modest edits to the utility-scale solar ordinance — including revised setbacks and a new fire-suppression/ emergency-services section — and voted to solicit feedback from developers before a public hearing; members also discussed adding clearer battery-storage language and a proposed 250-foot/100-foot setback standard.

The Planning Board reviewed proposed edits to the town’s utility-scale solar ordinance and agreed to solicit feedback from solar developers before scheduling a public hearing. The board’s edits include revised setback language, a new emergency-services subsection addressing fire suppression and a deletion of a previous subsection (section k).

The board discussed outreach: staff will email developers on an internal list and encourage recipients to share the draft with peers; staff will also prepare a one-page notice…

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