Greene County Supervisors Make Adjustments to Photo voltaic Panel Ordinance | Raccoon Valley Radio

Because of the Labor Day vacation, the Greene County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday.

The Board permitted New Alternatives because the sub-contractor for the county substance abuse prevention providers settlement for $1,902. In addition they set subsequent Monday for a public listening to to increase the moratorium on utility-scale photo voltaic power initiatives to run out both on October twenty fourth at midday or when the Board approves the amended zoning ordinance to incorporate utility-scale photo voltaic power provisions. The unique moratorium was set to run out at midday on September twenty sixth. 

Lastly, the Board reviewed the adjustments made to the ordinance for utility-scale photo voltaic power initiatives. The principle adjustments included setback necessities with regard to property strains going from 250 to 150 toes, dwellings from 1,000 toes to 600 toes, some other buildings went from 500 toes to 250 toes, and any wildlife administration, state recreation space and cemeteries had been decreased from 1,000 toes to 100 toes. The Board saved the identical stipulations so far as limiting every photo voltaic undertaking to 1,000 acres of photo voltaic panels however permitting for an photo voltaic power firm to use for an additional conditional use allow if their earlier undertaking didn’t attain the 1,000 acre capability. 

The Board heard from two involved residents, in addition to representatives from NationalGrid Renewables who desires to implement a 100-megawatt undertaking close to Grand Junction, and representatives from Alliant Power.