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Boone County adopts energy overlay first readings after APC recommendation; residents voice split over solar rules
Summary
The county adopted first readings of zoning amendments to create an energy overlay district after a unanimous favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission; public commenters praised the process while others said the ordinance's limits on solar (5% prime farmland cap and large setbacks) effectively amount to a ban.
Boone County commissioners voted on Dec. 19 to move forward with zoning ordinance amendments that would establish an energy overlay district intended to regulate utility‑scale renewable energy projects.
Deb Zier and Area Plan Commission staff told the board the APC held a public hearing Dec. 17 with more than 100 attendees and unanimously recommended the ordinance. Brian Stumpf of HWC, who drafted the ordinance text, was present to answer…
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