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County adopts initial renewable-energy zoning changes; asks staff to strengthen decommissioning rules
Summary
Commissioners voted to adopt initial text amendments to chapter 158 to align county zoning with recent state law on solar siting and energy storage, and directed staff to propose stronger decommissioning safeguards. The vote implements state-set maximums (for example a 100-foot setback cap) while asking staff to return with clearer local language.
The Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30 adopted initial zoning text amendments to chapter 158 to align local code with the stateRenewable Energy statute and directed staff to offer proposals to strengthen decommissioning requirements for solar projects.
Staff explained the legal constraint created by the recent state law: counties may not require setbacks greater than the state-prescribed standard (the law caps certain setback requirements at 100 feet for solar), though local governments may set smaller setbacks…
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