Committee flags 'no ground mounted solar' line as likely inconsistent with state law

Committee members flagged language in the local ordinances that currently reads as a one-line prohibition on ground-mounted solar and said that wording likely conflicts with state law.

During discussion a member asked about when solar provisions would take effect and noted the agenda posting differed from last week's utility meeting. Another member said, "we have one line that says no ground mounted solar" and that "that probably doesn't fly with state law anymore." The same member said they had drafted proposed language to address the issue and would find and circulate the draft: "I know I've drafted something for that I don't even know where it went I got to find it in my inbox so you can send it to anybody who wants to see it."

No formal motion or vote to change ordinance language was made on the record in the transcript. The discussion identified net metering and ground-mounted solar as items the committee expects to revisit; the transcript records an intent to prepare replacement wording but does not specify timing, the legal citation at issue, or a date for a return to committee.

The meeting adjourned after the discussion.