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Pulaski County advisory plan commission approves amended solar siting rules after public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and detailed line-by-line review, the Pulaski County Advisory Plan Commission approved amended Unified Development Ordinance language tightening application, decommissioning, screening, setback and emergency-response rules for commercial solar energy systems; commissioners will consider a moratorium vote at their next meeting.
Pulaski County — The Pulaski County Advisory Plan Commission voted to approve amended text to the county's Unified Development Ordinance governing commercial solar and associated battery storage after a public hearing that drew scores of residents on safety, property-value and enforcement concerns.
The commission approved edits to section 2.3.r (application and permitting requirements) and section 7 (commercial solar energy systems), adopting new requirements for site layout plans, 9-1-1 signage at gates, restrictions on driveway placements, fencing and screening standards, decommissioning plans with financial assurances, and emergency-response coordination with the sheriff, fire department and emergency management officials.
Staff presented the draft and walked commissioners through dozens of additions and reorganized sections, including requirements that developers submit a comprehensive culvert-condition survey 90 days before any ground movement, provide training for emergency responders at the developer's expense at least six months before energy production and every two years thereafter,…
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