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What Mayfield’s proposed solar ordinance changes would require: setbacks, decommissioning and studies
Summary
The draft amendments the council voted to initiate would make large-scale solar a conditional use in R/C (TD1) zones, raise setbacks to 150 feet, require decommissioning security equal to 150% of removal costs with periodic engineering estimates, cap daytime sound at 55 dBa, require glare studies that include all potentially affected areas, and mandate compliance with Pa. Code water quality rules and a Knox box.
Mayfield Borough’s proposed zoning amendments spell out several technical and operational requirements for large-scale solar facilities.
Under the draft language recorded in the minutes, large-scale solar would be allowed only as a conditional use in the R/C (TD1) zone. Setbacks from property lines would increase from 50 feet to 150 feet. Decommissioning rules would require the owner to provide financial security equal to 150% of the estimated cost to remove panels and restore land; an engineer retained by the owner must deliver a cost estimate after the first year and every three years thereafter.
The draft also sets a daytime sound limit of 55 dBa for the site and requires sound studies "by a reputable company of council’s choosing" that are "quantifiable and provable." Glare studies must include all areas that "will be affected, potentially" and be backed by mathematical proof, with acceptance at council discretion. The minutes note an addition that proposals "shall abide by Pa Code Title 25 chapter 93 of the water quality standards" and that applicants must provide a Knox box for emergency responders. All required studies are recorded as the applicant's expense.
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