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Staff says solar policy rewrite coming, separate from comprehensive plan
Summary
Planning staff told the commission they are working with consultants on a new, broader solar policy and intend to separate the policy language from the comprehensive plan to avoid overly strict standards during future 2232 reviews; a fuller text amendment may follow.
An unidentified planning staff member told the Westmoreland County Planning Commission that the county is continuing consultant work on a solar policy and encountered a delay. Staff said they are aiming to draft a more flexible, "well rounded" policy and are separating the solar policy from the comprehensive plan language so that future 2232 reviews are not hindered by an overly prescriptive comprehensive‑plan policy.
The staff member said commissioners might see a revised policy and related text‑amendment language in the coming months (possibly not the next month, but shortly thereafter) and suggested continuing smaller text amendments under "other matters" while reserving work sessions for more complex topics such as Chesapeake Bay exceptions.
No formal action or vote on solar policy was recorded in the transcript; staff only provided a status update and scheduling guidance for future consideration by the commission.
