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Plan commission trims UDO language for solar and battery storage, debates setbacks, fencing, screening and road‑use
Summary
The Plan Commission reviewed detailed UDO edits addressing commercial solar (CSES), battery energy storage (BESS) and related setbacks, fencing, decommissioning, landscaping, road‑use and emergency response; residents urged larger setbacks, caps on projects and better emergency planning.
Pulaski County’s Plan Commission reviewed a lengthy set of proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) covering commercial solar energy systems (CSES), battery energy storage systems (BESS) and related items including setbacks, fencing, landscaping, decommissioning and road‑use agreements.
Staff walked the commission through tracked changes to Section 7 and related definitions: adding “battery energy storage systems,” swapping the word “chapter” for “ordinance,” and replacing references to a plan administrator with the county building inspector for consistency. Staff also moved detailed decommissioning requirements into a clearer plan outline and said the county attorney adjusted language to remove one reference to a bond and to renumber sections.
On setbacks and fencing, staff…
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