…more). PEC has also been following a number of land-use issues including event venues (Hillcrest and Wavertree Hall), communication towers (94-foot Verizon Tower in Greenwood Historic District), small-scale solar (Midway Solar),…
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2021 General Assembly Update
…a brighter note, HB1925 (Kilgore) passed, providing incentives for conversion of brownfields and reclaimed minelands to solar. Along with increased funding for Ag BMPs we were pleased to see the…
Week Ahead for June 7, 2021: Charlottesville PC to discuss homestay regulations; Albemarle to hold community meeting for solar panels at landfill
…is a virtual community meeting for a project to install solar panels atop the Ivy Landfill. I wrote about the project in the March 29, 2021 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. (meeting…
President’s Letter – Fall 2021
…of the solution through rooftop solar. For larger utility-scale solar projects, the focus should be on disturbed sites such as brownfields, industrial centers and marginal lands, preserving lands of high…
Week Ahead for October 11, 2021: Charlottesville to hold public hearing on city’s Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map
…regular meeting. On the agenda is a public hearing for a 3 megawatt utility-scale solar facility SunTribe wants to build on 36 acres. There will also be a presentation on…
Week Ahead for November 1, 2021: Council to get food security update; Site plan meeting for next public housing redevelopment project
…Group seeks a special use permit to operate solar panels on top of the Ivy Landfill. (report) Claudius Crozet Park seeks to amend an existing special use permit to build…
Eyes Turn Toward Richmond: What To Expect This Session
…regard to renewables. Delegate Webert, for example, is putting forward a bill, HB 206, aimed at the state’s permit-by-rule process for utility-scale solar facilities of 150 MW or less. The…
On the Ground Updates – March 2022
…historical interpretation in Culpeper County. Fauquier In January the County Board of Supervisors tabled until April a proposal for a 485-acre solar energy facility in Bristersburg. Located in the Elk…
Cville Area Land Use Update: Week of July 5, 2022
…138 megawatt Woodridge solar substation and solar field planned. (staff report) Thursday, July 7, 2022 Charlottesville’s Bike and Pedestrian Advocacy Committee to meet Paragraph edited July 3, at 5:16 p.m….
Loudoun’s Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – Weigh in on the New Draft
…being proposed, e.g. data centers, solar facilities, event centers. Data centers have a huge impact on climate, the environment and neighboring properties, but the county has few regulations that address…