Senate Bill 843 would require a developer to locate a solar or wind facility at least 1 ½ miles (2.4km) from a neighboring property line. Hedges and/or trees, vegetation or landscaping would need to conceal the arrays.
By comparison, local authorities typically require 200 feet of setback for hazardous waste landfills and 500 feet for swine waste lagoons.
The legislation co-sponsored by Senators William Cook and Andrew Brock also requires solar and wind farms be set back from all easements and rights-of-way for a state road or municipal street by a distance equal to 2 1/2 times the height of a wind turbine.
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