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Bacon County approves 24-inch vegetation variance for Silicone Ranch solar site, tables fence decision
Summary
The Bacon County Board approved raising required vegetation near a proposed Silicone Ranch solar installation from 18 to 24 inches and tabled a request to replace chain-link fencing with 'Knot Game Fencing.' Motions carried April 15, 2025.
The Bacon County Board of Commissioners on April 15 approved one of two exceptions requested by Silicone Ranch to the county’s Solar Ordinance, granting a change in the required vegetation height from 18 inches to 24 inches while tabling a request to replace chain-link fencing with Knot Game Fencing.
The board acted on separate motions. Commissioner Corey Tyre moved to table consideration of the fencing requirement; Commissioner Lonann Sweat seconded and the motion carried. Later, Tyre moved to approve the vegetation-height change; Commissioner Lee Hagans seconded and that motion also carried.
The requests were presented as exceptions to the county’s Solar Ordinance. The board’s action leaves the fencing question open for a later decision while finalizing the vegetation specification at 24 inches.
No formal vote tallies were recorded in the minutes beyond the notation that the motions “carried.” The transcript does not record direct quotes from Silicone Ranch representatives or provide a schedule for when the tabled fencing issue will return to the board.
The board considered this item during its regular monthly meeting; other agenda items that day included a roof contract award, formation of a committee to study H.B. 92 and approval of a generator purchase for the Public Safety Complex.
