Des Moines County session debates setbacks: property line vs. dwelling protections
Supervisors and residents debated whether setbacks for commercial solar, wind and battery systems should be measured from property lines or from occupied dwellings, with concerns about property rights, wildlife, cemeteries and permitting waivers driving disagreement.
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Zach James, with the Southeast Regional Planning Commission, opened discussion by explaining that the draft consolidated ordinance adopts a uniform approach for commercial solar, wind and battery energy systems and includes a clause that the requirements “shall apply only at the time of construction,” meaning setbacks would not automatically apply to buildings added after a permit is issued.
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