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County attorney: Solar Ordinance and siting agreements passed with bonds and insurance requirements; ordinance effective April 1
Summary
The county attorney told the Planning Commission that the Solar Ordinance and siting agreements were passed and include maintenance and decommissioning bonds, a $50,000 nuisance threshold, primary insurance of $1 million and total comprehensive insurance of $20 million; the ordinance will take effect April 1, 2024.
County Attorney Chase Collins reported to the Tazewell County Planning Commission on Feb. 8 that the Solar Ordinance and the related siting agreements "were passed." Collins outlined requirements incorporated into the adopted documents, including a maintenance bond, a decommissioning bond and a bond for default, nuisance-ordinance provisions with a $50,000 nuisance threshold, and insurance requirements that include primary coverage of $1,000,000 and a total comprehensive insurance requirement of $20,000,000. He said the ordinance will take effect April 1, 2024.
The minutes do not record mover/second or the vote tally for the action Collins described; the transcript states the ordinance and agreements "were passed" and lists the financial-protection provisions. Commission members did not record a separate motion on the floor in the Feb. 8 minutes as presented. The listed insurance and bonding thresholds should be confirmed against the finalized ordinance text for exact language and any limits or exceptions.
Next steps in implementation and enforcement were not detailed in the meeting minutes; the commission and the Board of Supervisors may publish the ordinance text and requirements before the April effective date.
