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Commissioners advance solar setback ordinance after public concerns about landowner impacts
Summary
At final reading commissioners passed Ordinance 2025‑05 updating setbacks for solar installations. Landowners raised concerns that a 500‑foot setback measured from home perimeters could make portions of farmland undevelopable; commissioners noted the BZA/variance process may address specific property situations.
The board held third reading and advanced Ordinance 2025‑05, which updates setback requirements for solar installations in Randolph County. During public comment Troy Prescott, a landowner involved with solar projects, criticized the ordinance process and said landowners were underrepresented on the advisory committee. Prescott and other…
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