Ware County Removes Minimum Separation Between Solar Farms; Conditional‑use Process Remains

The Ware County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 8 to amend the county code (Chapter 78) to remove a previously cited minimum separation distance between solar farm projects. The change deletes the referenced spacing requirement but does not remove the requirement that solar farms be permitted only in specific zoning districts and approved as conditional uses by the commission.

A speaker summarized the amendment as "to remove the 10,000 feet between two farms," and others clarified that any new solar farm proposal will continue to come before the commission for review and possible denial under existing conditional‑use processes. "This is to remove that 10,000 feet between two farms," one commissioner said; another added, "it still has to come before this body."

Commission discussion made clear the amendment alters the zoning text to eliminate a numerical spacing rule while preserving the commission's authority to approve or deny individual solar projects through the conditional‑use process and applicable permitting districts. The motion passed by voice vote with no further amendments recorded.