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Lancaster Board approves comprehensive‑plan and zoning changes tightening rules for small residential solar
Summary
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 11 approved amendments to the comprehensive plan and zoning code that add a special‑exception requirement and other limits for small, ground‑mounted residential solar installations, following Planning Commission recommendations and no public opposition submitted before the hearings.
The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 11 to amend Chapter 6 of the comprehensive plan and related zoning definitions to tighten rules for small, ground‑mounted residential solar structures.
Planning staffer Miss Hall told the board the Planning Commission recommended the changes by a 6–1 vote after reviewing complaints about an existing residential solar facility and staff research on size, height, location and noise. County Attorney Jim Cornwell advised that adding a special‑exception…
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