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Commission approves concept plan for county solar array at Dixon Lane with setback reduction
Summary
The commission voted to approve a concept site plan for an 8.44‑acre ground‑mounted solar array on a county‑owned 38.5‑acre parcel (S230014). Staff said the array's energy will offset county facility loads; the developer sought a reduction of setbacks from 200 to 100 feet in exchange for supplemental landscaping. The commission approved the concept and delegated final signatory authority to the chair, 5–0 with one abstention.
Amy Barcroft, Bureau of Development Review, presented S230014 (Dixon Lane Solar), a concept site plan for a 38.5‑acre county‑owned parcel east of Route 97 that proposes 8.44 acres of ground‑mounted photovoltaic panels for the county's aggregate energy needs.
Barcroft noted the site sits in the Freedom District's designated growth area and is zoned Employment Campus. "This property contains large farm fields surrounded by a line of woods around the…
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