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Dodge County commissioners ask staff, attorney to study noise and inverter setbacks for solar projects
Summary
Commissioner Leigh Ann Greene asked the county attorney to research inverter distance requirements from dwellings over concerns about noise and fire; Manager Conner Bearden said the county received a decibel meter to give to the Sheriff and asked the board to review the noise ordinance.
Concerns about noise and fire risk from solar installations prompted Dodge County commissioners to ask staff and the county attorney for research at the April 21 meeting.
Commissioner Leigh Ann Greene asked the county attorney to research required inverter setback distances from dwellings because of noise and fire concerns associated with solar equipment. The request was recorded as part of an ongoing discussion about a county solar ordinance.
County Manager Conner Bearden said the county has received a decibel meter and will provide it to the Sheriff; he also asked the board to review the existing noise ordinance for potential changes.
During the public-comment period, Wallace Mullis “expressed his opinion regarding the solar discussion,” according to the meeting minutes; the transcript does not record the content of Mullis’s remarks in detail. The board did not take formal action on amending the solar or noise ordinances at this meeting and instead directed staff to gather information.
