Land use · Shenandoah County Unincorporated, Virginia

large-scale energy facilities

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Shenandoah County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

special use permit, require a decommissioning plan for uses not listed below. A. Large-scale energy facilities . ### § 165-164 General regulations for special use permits requiring decommissioning. A. A draft statement of intent regarding a decommissioning plan

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sites, brownfields, impervious surfaces, or existing structures. Shenandoah County discourages the development of large-scale energy facilities on prime and productive farm and forestry lands, near recognized historic resources, or on sensitive environmental areas such as floodplains, wetlands,

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facilities for the provision and maintenance of public utility service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, large-scale energy facilities and small-scale energy facilities shall be allowed only as otherwise provided in this chapter. [Amended 4-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01] (c)

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