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Commissioners enact two zoning bills: solar ordinance compliance and wastewater special‑use change; debates reflect farmland preservation and property‑rights fr
Summary
The board held third readings and enacted two local bills: an ordinance aligning county solar rules with Maryland’s Renewable Energy Certainty Act, and a zoning change removing an ownership requirement for non‑accessory wastewater treatment facilities. Both measures passed by voice vote; the wastewater amendment drew a recorded dissent.
On Oct. 28 Caroline County commissioners conducted third readings and took final action on two local legislative bills.
Solar ordinance (Legislative Bill 2025‑012): The board enacted an ordinance that updates Caroline County code to comply with the Maryland Renewable Energy Certainty Act. The measure adds defined terms for small‑scale solar and utility‑scale solar energy generating stations; requires site plans for solar systems in zoning districts; and implements a compensatory preservation contribution in specified cases for solar projects on prime agricultural soils. Commissioners heard…
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