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INFORMATION ITEM <br />1 <br />PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Current Planning 131 W. Margaret Lane <br />(919) 245 -2575 �� Suite 201 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />_ �06� <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br />Michael D. Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br />DATE: October 7, 2014 <br />SUBJECT: Information Item — Regulation of Solar Facilities within North Carolina <br />Please accept the following memorandum as an assessment of solar regulations <br />currently enforced throughout the State. <br />This information was requested by BOCC members during the May 27, 2014 Quarterly <br />Public Hearing to ascertain how existing County regulations compared to other local <br />governments. <br />BACKGROUND: The County adopted solar regulations in the fall of 2012. <br />The amendments were initiated by staff to address a concern over existing regulations <br />not providing adequate distinction(s) between the erection of a solar array for personal <br />use versus the erection of an array to serve as either an income generator for a <br />property owner or a public utility benefiting multiple properties throughout the region. <br />Staff also identified existing inconsisten <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) concerning <br />utilities needing correction. <br />ies within the Orange County Unified <br />regulations governing the development of <br />The amendment package, reviewed at the August 27, 2012 Joint Quarterly Public Hearing <br />and adopted on November 8, 2012, addressed the following: <br />1. New definitions of solar facilities. <br />