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Dade County commissioners adopt ordinance tightening rules for large solar installations
Summary
Dade County commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 04‑02‑26 after public comment and discussion, adding a minimum 30‑foot buffer, tree‑replacement and restoration requirements, bonding protections for landowners, and enforcement provisions for commercial solar projects; rooftop and single‑farm systems remain exempt.
Dade County commissioners unanimously approved Ordinance 04‑02‑26 on April 16 after a public hearing and discussion of rules for large solar installations.
The ordinance establishes a minimum 30‑foot buffer around utility‑scale solar facilities, requires evergreen buffer plantings that must be replaced if they die, and directs that sites be restored to their pre‑construction condition if projects cease operation. It also reinforces that commercial or utility‑scale generation intended for resale will be subject to special‑use permitting; rooftop and integrated systems intended primarily to serve a single home, farm or building are exempt.
Why it matters: Public commenters and several commissioners said they worried that corporate leases and bankruptcies can leave…
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