After a public hearing on January 16th, the Clarke County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the Solar Power Plant and Use Regulations.
Effective immediately, the amendment allows for utility scale solar to be in areas of the county where they already exist.
The amendment also clarifies that homeowners and farms may install solar to power on their private lands.
Any spare power can be sold back to the power grid.
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Clarke County has a public hearing set for Tuesday, January 16th, during the Board of Supervisors evening meeting to discuss a text amendment to “the solar power plant”.
The amendment to Section 5.2C (Business Uses) of the Zoning Ordinance modifies the location restriction in Use Regulation 1 to state that solar power plants must be located adjacent to, and within one mile of the electrical substations located at 234 Double Tollgate Road and 362 Ramsburg Lane.
A complete description of the amendment and clarification of terms can be found in the December 19th Board of Supervisors packet.
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