Alleghany County Unincorporated

Setbacks for agricultural solar generation facilities shall be 150 feet from the nearest lot line of a parcel not under common ownership, unless mounted on a structure that otherwise meets setbacks.

A public meeting shall be held prior to the public hearing with the planning commission to give the community an opportunity to hear from the applicant and ask questions regarding the proposed facility.

In addition to the requirements set forth in section 66-480, an application for a special use permit for a utility-scale solar generation facility shall contain:

The project area must be set back a distance of at least 75 feet from all public rights-of-way and main buildings on adjoining parcels, and a distance of at least 25 feet from adjacent property lines.

Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities may not exceed a height of 20 feet... Lighting must be limited to the minimum reasonably necessary... Large scale solar energy facilities may not be located within one mile of an airport...

The board of supervisors may impose conditions reasonably designed to mitigate the impacts of any solar generation facility where permitted only by special use permit.

The board of supervisors may impose conditions reasonably designed to mitigate the impacts of any solar generation facility where permitted only by special use permit.

The zoning administrator may exempt applications for facilities smaller than four acres with a rated capacity equal to or less than 1.5 megawatts (MW) that are allowed by-right from some or all of the requirements of section 66-755.

The zoning administrator may exempt applications for facilities smaller than four acres with a rated capacity equal to or less than 1.5 MW that are allowed by-right from some or all of the requirements of section 66-755.

Any applicant for a solar facility shall give the county written notice... and request a meeting. The applicant shall meet, discuss, and negotiate a siting agreement with the county.

Any applicant for a solar facility shall give the county written notice to the zoning administrator of the applicant's intent to locate a solar facility in an opportunity zone in the county and request a meeting.

A site plan for a utility-scale solar generation facility shall include a detailed decommissioning plan that provides procedures and requirements for removal of all parts of the solar energy generation facility and its various structures at the end of the useful life of the facility or if it is deemed abandoned.

A site plan for a utility-scale solar generation facility shall include a detailed decommissioning plan... The responsible party shall enter into a written project development agreement with the county...