Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be permitted pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, and grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.2-2288.7, 15.2-2288.8
Delegate Mundon King Substitute: 15.2-2241.2, 15.2-2288.7, 15.2-2288.8