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Planning board backs 236-acre Stonewood Solar conditional rezoning, with conditions and state decommissioning bond
Summary
Pitt County planning staff recommended and the board voted to recommend approval of a conditional rezoning for the Stonewood Solar project (approx. 236 acres) with recommended setbacks, screening, decommissioning plan and permit conditions; concerns raised by nearby farmers about farmland loss and property values.
The Pitt County Planning Board recommended approval Wednesday of a conditional zoning district for the Stonewood Solar project, a roughly 236-acre parcel proposed for a 10-megawatt solar facility with battery storage.
Planning staff said the project would avoid floodplain and wetland areas, meet the county’s setback and screening requirements (including doubling a 50-foot setback to 100 feet adjacent to Oakley Road near residences), and must provide a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan, stormwater review, detailed site plans, evidence of interconnection and a decommissioning plan with cost estimate. Staff recommended conditions requiring use of existing vegetation for screening where possible and additional planted buffers where necessary.
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