Board declines to add 'solar' to public-utilities definition, accepts Planning Commission recommendation

Oct 17, 2025

After hearing residents and the applicant, the Board of Supervisors accepted the Planning Commission's 8–0 recommendation and left the county's public-utility definition unchanged, saying existing language that references electricity already covers solar generation.

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The Nottoway County Board of Supervisors heard a public hearing and multiple speakers on a proposed text amendment that would explicitly add "solar" to the zoning ordinance definition of "public utilities." Planning staff reported the Planning Commission had recommended denial by an 8' to' 0 vote, saying the current language already contemplates energy generation.

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