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Auburn opens public hearing on zoning text amendments including solar rules; some residents call for broader standards
Summary
Council opened a public hearing on zoning text amendments that add rules for solar energy systems, rural nonresidential standards and codify bulk regulations for NC 40. Resident David Hamilton urged the city to expand the draft to address batteries, building-integrated photovoltaics and agrivoltaics.
The Auburn City Council on Dec. 2 opened a public hearing on Ordinance 9A, a package of zoning text amendments that would add new definitions and use rules for solar energy systems, adjust standards for nonresidential uses in rural zoning districts and codify bulk regulations for the NC 40 zoning district.
The ordinance package, which the Planning Commission unanimously recommended on Oct. 19, was introduced by staff as a first step to put basic, consistent rules in the zoning code for systems that previously lacked explicit zoning guidance. Planning director Justice told the Council the amendments…
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