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Clinton County amends subdivision and zoning rules to tighten solar development standards and require decommissioning bonds
Summary
The Clinton County Board of Commissioners approved amendments to the county’s subdivision and zoning ordinances to add definitions for accessory and principal solar energy systems, establish setbacks and conditional-use review, and require decommissioning plans and bonding to prevent abandoned solar installations.
The Clinton County Board of Commissioners on May 7 approved ordinance amendments that add detailed standards for solar energy systems, including requirements for decommissioning bonds and conditional-use review. County planner Mr. Gibson told the board the changes expand the previous one-page guidance into roughly 10 pages of definitions, design standards and bonding rules to ensure large solar arrays are removed when they reach end-of-life.
The ordinances distinguish accessory solar systems — small arrays for on-site use — from principal energy systems that sell power to…
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