Public Hearing: 110-25 - An Ordinance to Extend the Solar Moratorium Through October 15, 2025
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Public Hearing: 110-25 - An Ordinance to Extend the Solar Moratorium Through October 15, 2025
110-25. AN ORDINANCE: Chapter 181, Sect. 181.66.A.2 of the Code of the City of Fitchburg be amended as follows:
That the General Ordinances of the City of Fitchburg, Chapter 181, § 181.66.A.2, as most recently amended, be further amended by deleting the language denoted with strikethrough and replacing with the language denoted as emboldened:
2. For the reasons set forth above and notwithstanding any other provision of the Zoning Ordinance to the contrary, the City hereby adopts a temporary moratorium on the permits for and use of land for large scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic facilities. The moratorium shall be in effect through May 31, 2025 October 15, 2025, unless adoption of new Zoning Ordinance addressing Large Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Facilities is in effect, whichever is earlier. During the moratorium period, the City shall undertake a planning process to address the potential impacts of large-scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic facilities and related uses, and shall consider adopting new Zoning Ordinances to better address the impact and construction of same in the City. (First Reading)