Planning Commission Public Hearing - December 15, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Chapter 11, 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia as amended, that the Northumberland County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the new Courthouse at 220 Judicial Place, Heathsville, VA, and telephonically in order to consider the following

1. A revision to the Northumberland County Zoning Ordinance § 148-155, Solar Energy Facilities, to prohibit solar energy facilities in R-1, Residential General and R-2 Residential Waterfront zoned properties, require a solar siting agreement, an environmental impact statement, a landscape agreement and surety, reduce the time for revision of the decommissioning plan from every five years to every two years, and increase the time to decommission a solar energy facility from six to twelve months.

All written comments should be received by the Office of Building and Zoning prior to the Commission meeting.  For further information concerning this request, contact Stuart McKenzie in the Office of Building & Zoning at the Courthouse in Heathsville, VA (580-7921 or email smckenzie@co.northumberland.va.us). Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting through electronic means (telephonic). If you are physically disabled, hearing or visually impaired and need assistance with this hearing, please call Stevie Conaway at (804) 580-8910 (Voice) or Via the Virginia Relay or TDD for assistance.

Northumberland County Planning Commission

By: Stuart McKenzie, County Planner