Buffers and screening for adjacent property owners
Summary
Sunrise Solar wants to skip part of the required six-foot screening fence along the back of its community solar site on Woodleytown Road. The neighbor actually supports the waiver because the fence would sit near an agricultural airstrip and could endanger pilots. The board was scheduled to hear testimony and decide whether the hardship justifies the waiver.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost to taxpayers; the outcome affects the solar project's construction plans.
The solar developer and the adjacent airstrip owner, who both want the buffer removed along the rear line.
Potentially residents to the south who would lose the visual screening the county's rules normally require.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Regional Planning Commission Public Hearing - Jun 4, 2026
Several neighbors asked for privacy fencing or landscaping along their shared property lines; the developer offered six-foot fencing to multiple owners in response.
Board of Adjustment - Feb 19, 2026
Sunrise Solar wants to skip part of the required six-foot screening fence along the back of its community solar site on Woodleytown Road. The neighbor actually supports the waiver because the fence would sit near an agricultural airstrip and could endanger pilots. The board was scheduled to hear testimony and decide whether the hardship justifies the waiver.
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