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Council approves first reading of local solar code after split vote
Bellefontaine City Council · April 22, 2025
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Summary
Bellefontaine City Council took a first-reading vote to codify local solar energy regulations — a measure the administration and planning commission requested — passing the ordinance on first reading by a narrow roll-call margin with several members voting no.
Council considered ordinance 25-26 to create a new chapter in the municipal code to regulate solar energy systems. Council member Missus James summarized the rationale: the administration and the planning commission "really strongly prefer to have something in the code…
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