Take notice that the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, Virginia, at a regularly scheduled meeting on May 22, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the County Public Meeting Room at the Chesterfield Administration Building, 10001 Iron Bridge Road, Chesterfield, Virginia will hold a public hearing where persons affected may appear and present views to consider:
An ordinance to amend the Code of the County of Chesterfield, 1997, as amended, by amending and re-enacting Sections 19.1-52, 19.1-53 and 19.1-570 of the Zoning Ordinance relating to Solar Power Facilities. The ordinance, will among other things, define the terms “photovoltaic” and “solar facilities” including “limited,” “small scale” and “large scale” facilities; provide that a limited solar facility be permitted with certain restrictions in all zoning districts so long as it is designed to serve only the property on which it is located; permit a limited solar facility on a farm in A districts, with certain restrictions, to produce power for distribution in accordance with Code of Virginia Sections 56-594 and 56-594.2; permit a small-scale solar facility, with certain restrictions, in I districts to produce power for onsite consumption or distribution provided that area of solar power generation does not exceed two acres, excluding roof mounted facilities; and permit a large scale solar facility, one that is intended to generate power for distribution, by conditional use in A districts subject to conditions.
A copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors and the County Administrator’s Office, Room 504, 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield, Virginia and may be examined by all interested persons between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. If further information is desired, please contact Mr. Ray Cash, Zoning Administrator, at 748-1071.
The hearing is held at a public facility designed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with questions on the accessibility of the facility or need for reasonable accommodations should contact Janice Blakley, Clerk to the Board, at 748-1200. Persons needing interpreter services for the deaf must notify the Clerk to the Board no later than Friday, May 17, 2019.