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Commission recommends ordinance to ban large 'farm-scale' solar projects after public safety concerns
Summary
The commission recommended forwarding a zoning amendment that would prohibit farm-scale solar installations above the draft threshold (transcript cites 217,800 sq. ft., ~5 acres) and includes a draft countywide cap described in the document as '12,000'; a nearby resident, Robin Summers, warned panels can blow away in tornadoes and expressed fears for property values.
The Marshall County Planning Commission on March 26 voted to recommend an ordinance amendment that would prohibit farm-scale solar energy systems above the panel-area threshold stated in the draft (transcript cites 217,800 square feet, roughly 5 acres) and would remove farm-scale solar as a permitted special use in several zoning districts. The draft also includes language described in the document as a countywide cap rendered in the text as…
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