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Planning commission adopts solar siting policy, ordinance amendments as a package
Summary
Buckingham CountyPlanning Commission voted unanimously April 27 to adopt a codified solar siting policy and related comprehensive-plan and zoning-ordinance amendments, citing new state bills (SB 347, SB 443, HB 711) that change local review and decommissioning standards.
The Buckingham County Planning Commission voted unanimously April 27 to adopt a package of solar-siting policy changes and corresponding comprehensive-plan and zoning-ordinance amendments.
Staff told the commission the package responds to recent state legislation (SB 347, SB 443 and HB 711) by providing a structured local review framework that adds objective ordinance standards, formal findings, and decommissioning requirements to guide utility-scale solar and associated battery storage…
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