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Commission adds tiered solar cap to draft comprehensive plan, then adopts the draft plan
Summary
The commission voted to add a tiered utility‑scale solar cap into the draft comprehensive plan (3.5% for projects ≥100 MW, 0.75% for 5–100 MW, 0.75% for <5 MW) and subsequently adopted the 2023 draft Charlotte County Comprehensive Plan.
The Charlotte County Planning Commission voted to add a tiered solar cap into the draft comprehensive plan and then adopted the 2023 draft plan for transmittal.
Commissioner Cornell Goldman proposed a three‑tier utility‑scale cap: 3.5 percent of county allocation for projects 100 megawatts and above, 0.75 percent for projects between 5 and 100 megawatts, and 0.75 percent for projects under 5 megawatts. Eugene Wells seconded the motion. The motion passed with Patrick Andrews, David Watkins, Lynn Royster and James Benn recorded as voting no; other members present voted yes.
Commissioners instructed staff to add the solar cap language to Section 5 (D. Solar Energy) of the draft plan as Recommendation #5. Separately, the commission approved a staff recommended wording change from “may” to “shall” in Recommendation #1 of the Solar Energy section following a motion from James Benn.
David Watkins moved and the commission carried a resolution endorsing and recommending approval of the 2023 draft Charlotte County Comprehensive Plan with all members present voting yes. The resolution and the added solar cap will proceed to the next steps in the county’s plan adoption process.
