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Planning commission recommends Board of Appeals consider variance, special exception for Halo Hurlock community solar project
Summary
Dorchester County planning commissioners gave a favorable recommendation to the Board of Appeals for a proposed 2 MW community solar facility on a 16.33-acre parcel on the south side of Hinson Road, including a request to allow a 7-foot security fence and a modified eastern landscape buffer at the request of an adjacent nursery operator.
The Dorchester County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Appeals consider a special exception and a variance for a community solar project proposed by Halo Hurlock Property LLC on a 16.33-acre parcel on the south side of Hinson Road.
The developer seeks Board of Appeals approval for a community solar facility not to exceed 2 megawatts alternating current, and a variance to allow a security fence height 1 foot taller than the 6-foot standard included in county practice. The commission’s recommendation is not a final permit; the Board of Appeals will decide on the special exception and variance, and if approved the project will return to the planning commission for final site-plan review.
Developer Brandon Lane of McAllister, DeWald, Wilford & Walker described the proposal as a single-axis tracking community solar installation that would use about 11.88 of the parcel’s 16.33 acres, interconnect to existing Delmarva Power infrastructure along Hinson Road and would not require a new substation. Lane said the project…
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