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Davenport council pauses solar‑farm zoning amid West End protection concerns
Summary
Council postponed third consideration of ORD 25‑02—an ordinance to regulate solar farms as a principal use—by a 9–1 vote, after members and staff agreed a forthcoming West Davenport land‑use study should guide any final rules to avoid harming planned infrastructure investments.
The Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole voted 9–1 on Dec. 3 to postpone third consideration of ORD 25‑02, an ordinance that would tighten rules governing utility‑scale solar farms and freestanding panels, after weeks of debate over protecting the city’s West End economic‑development corridor.
Supporters of postponement said the council should align any zoning changes with a consultant‑led West Davenport land‑use and infrastructure study due in spring; they argued acting now risks locking in rules that would either…
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