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Council postpones decision on Duke Energy’s 1,000-acre Notch Road rezoning for staff review
Summary
After presentations from Duke Energy and more than a dozen public speakers both for and against, Greenwood County Council voted to postpone a rezoning request for a proposed 1,005.71-acre solar project to allow staff to clarify whether the project is permitted under existing FA zoning before council acts.
Greenwood County Council postponed consideration of a zoning map amendment tied to a proposed Duke Energy solar project on and near 5 Notch Road, voting to delay action for two weeks so staff can deliver clearer guidance on whether the project can proceed under existing Forest Agricultural (FA) zoning or requires rezoning to Rural Development District (RDD).
Vice Chairman Pruitt read the ordinance for three parcels totaling 1,005.71 acres at 11155 Notch Road and Duke Energy representative Bowen presented maps showing panel setbacks, vegetative buffer visualizations and areas of wetlands that the company…
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