Planning Commission flags community solar scheme for clarifications, tables developer plan

At the April meeting the Board reviewed Planning Commission notes on local solar projects. The P.C. recommended the Board accept a 180-day time extension for the Benzinger Solar land development (motion by Leo Rosenbauer). The P.C. also reviewed four modification requests submitted by SV CSG Jefferson 1, LLC (Community Solar Gardens/Sunvest) and asked for clarification on: (1) the surface material beneath solar panels for the purpose of measuring "impervious cover," (2) Sunvest’s definition of a "Robust Landscape Buffer," (3) correcting the northern front setback reference from the road centerline to the road right-of-way edge, and (4) showing the municipal line between Jefferson Township and Winfield Township and the full property boundaries on plan drawings.