The Clarke County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Berryville-Clarke County Government Center second-floor Main meeting room, 101 Chalmers Ct., Berryville, Va., to receive public comments on the following matter:

PH2024-01: TA-23-04, Solar Power Plant Use and Regulations. Proposed text amendment to amend the use regulations for “solar power plant” per Section 5.2C (Business Uses) of the Zoning Ordinance. The amendment modifies the location restriction in Use Regulation 1 to state that solar power plants must be located adjacent to and all facilities located within one mile of the electrical substation located at 234 Double Tollgate Road (Tax Map #27A-4-D) or the electrical substation located at 362 Ramsburg Lane (Tax Map #13-A-62A). The term “behind-the-meter” solar is also clarified to include onsite consumption of solar-generated electricity and incidental resale through a net metering program. 

Information regarding the above matter is available to the public in Clarke County Administration office (101 Chalmers Ct., second floor). Any person desiring to speak on the above matter should appear at the appointed time and place. Written copies of statements are requested but not required. Clarke County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

Public Hearing Notice
Public Hearing Supporting Documentation

Chris Boies
County Administrator