Fulton County declares unincorporated areas restricted for utility-scale wind and solar under SB 52
Summary
Citing Ohio Senate Bill 52, Fulton County commissioners declared all unincorporated county land restricted for utility-scale wind and solar projects and set a review process through the Fulton County Regional Planning Commission for site removals; the resolution passed unanimously.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2026-099 declaring all unincorporated areas of Fulton County "restricted" for utility-scale wind and solar electric generation under the authority and procedures of Ohio Senate Bill 52. The resolution passed 3-0.
The resolution describes a process whereby developers who propose projects inside the restricted area may apply to the Board for removal of a specific site from the exclusion zone; the board will require submission of an application and supporting documents to the Fulton County Regional Planning Commission for review and recommendation. Likewise, a Board of Township Trustees seeking a removal must similarly submit documents to the RPC for review and recommendation to the commissioners.
The declaration is a local policy choice that invokes the SB 52 procedures and does not itself approve any particular project; it establishes a presumption of restriction on unincorporated land until a site-specific removal is considered.
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