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Council refers zoning amendment to planning boards to bar solar on prime and statewide significant farmland
Auburn City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary
Council voted to refer an amendment (Order 160120206) to the Planning Board and Sustainability & Natural Resources Board to clarify that solar installations are not permitted on prime or statewide significant farmland and to request mapped percentages and methodology back by Feb. 25.
The Auburn City Council unanimously referred a proposed amendment (Order 160120206) to chapter 60 (zoning) to the Planning Board and the Sustainability and Natural Resources Management Board for review. The proposed amendment would clarify that solar installations are not permitted on farmland…
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