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Lancaster County Approves Solar Ordinance After a public hearing last Thursday the Lancaster County Board of Supervisors narrowly adopted an ordinance on solar power. It is to take effect on July 1 st. A special exception request was made by Rappahannock Solar on a property off of Ocran Road near White Stone. The planning commission had recommended the proposed ordinance. Share:
March 3, 2021 Pastor Peyton Waller of New St. John’s Baptist Church in Kilmarnock spoke in favor of the ordinance on behalf of other pastors in Lancaster County. Waller presented a petition containing the signatures of 131 people in support of the ordinance. Photo by Jackie Nunnery. by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—After much discussion and many revisions, Lancaster County has a solar ordinance. Following a February 25 public hearing, the board of supervisors narrowly adopted the ordinance, 3-2. It will take effect July 1. Planning/land use director Brian Barnes said utility-scale solar has b...