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Committee recommends SunVest 5 MW community solar to county board after public questions on drainage and screening
Summary
Planning staff and SunVest Solar presented a 5 MW, ~38‑acre ground‑mounted community solar project. The committee recommended the special‑use permit to the full board with 18 recommended conditions after questions about drainage, transformers, setbacks and site screening; the applicant said interconnection costs have fallen and SunVest intends to retain and manage the project.
The Committee of the Whole on April 2 heard staff and applicant testimony on SunVest Solar’s proposed 5 MW AC ground‑mounted community solar garden (SUP 02‑2026) on roughly 38 acres of an 87‑acre parcel in Bonus Township. Planning staff described the proposed layout, setbacks, buried interconnection, stormwater and road‑use requirements and a Boone County Conservation District request for native vegetation and landscape screening.
Several neighboring property owners who attended the zoning hearing had raised concerns about drainage, transformer noise and visual impacts. Planning staff told the committee the Zoning Board of Appeals had found the proposal met ordinance requirements and recommended…
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