Solar PresentationPITTSYLVANIA
COUNTY SOLAR
ORDINANCE
REVISIONS
Current Solar
Facilities/Ordinance
Requirements
SEC. 35-141.(C) UTILITY SCALE SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
1.Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities shall not be located less
than one (1) mile from any other Utility Scale Solar Energy
Facility.
2.No rezoning or Special Use Permit Application for a Utility
Scale Solar Energy Facility shall be initiated until the Applicant
has first initiated negotiations with the County for a Siting
Agreement as authorized by the Code of Virginia.
Current Solar Projects
Operational Projects
◦TPE KENTUCK SOLAR, LLC (Kentuck Church Rd and Kentuck Rd)
◦6 MW
◦WHITMELL SOLAR, LLC (Irish Rd)
◦10 MW
◦STRATA SOLAR, LLC (Ringgold Rd and Tom Fork Rd)
◦12 MW
◦ROARK MILL SOLAR, LLC (Roark Mill Rd and Jacobs Rd)
◦3 MW
◦MAPLEWOOD SOLAR I, LLC (Climax Rd, Toshes Rd, Anderson Mill Rd, Snowberry
Rd, Throughway Rd, Old Red Eye Rd, Cooksburg Rd, and Piney Rd)
◦120 MW
◦WHITEHORN SOLAR, LLC (Taylors Mill Rd, Highway 40 and Galveston Rd)
◦50 MW
◦SYCAMORE SOLAR I, LLC (East Gretna Rd, Hickeys Rd, Farmers Rd, Edmunds Rd,
Buck Track Rd and Renan Rd)
◦42 MW
◦MONROE SOLAR (Climax Rd)
◦2.9 MW
Under Construction
◦AXTON SOLAR/CADEN ENERGIX (Centerville Rd)
◦66 MW (33 MW in Pittsylvania County)
◦SOUTHERN VIRGINIA SOLAR/BERRY HILL SOLAR, LLC (Berry Hill
Rd)
◦125 MW
In Plan Review
◦RE BLUE RIDGE, LLC (Tightsqueeze Rd, Irish Rd, West Giles Rd, Hickory
Rd, Newby Ln, Concord Rd, Deep Run Rd and off White Oak Cir)
◦150 MW
SUP Approval
◦10 projects
SUP Application Submitted
◦1 project
Proposed Ordinance
Revisions
SEC. 35-141(C). UTILITY SCALE SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
1. Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities shall not be located less than
five (5) miles from any other Utility Scale Solar Energy Facility.
Proposed Ordinance
Revisions
SEC. 35-141(C). UTILITY SCALE SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
2.No more than two percent (2%) of the total acreage within a
single zoning district shall be approved for use as a Utility Scale
Solar Energy Facility.
CURRENT STATISTICS
TOTAL ACREAGES (2%)
•A-1 –471,292.82 (9,425.86)
•M-1 –7,082.98 (141)
•M-2 –6,842.54 (136.85)
TOTAL SOLAR ACREAGES
(percentage of total)
•A-1 –16,974.3 (3.6%)
•M-1 –872 (12.3%)
•M-2 –125 (1.8%)
Acreage By Zoning District -Countywide
Countywide
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 471,292.82
B-1 942.09
B-2 3,235.04
C-1 10,263.96
DZ 8,192.29
M-1 7,082.98
M-2 6,842.54
MHP 1,185.23
R-1 68,248.44
RC-1 8,974.01
RE 643.05
RMF 392.76
RPD 1,316.28
TZ 3,980.08
UK 97.65
(blank)8,475.44
A-1
78%
B-1
0%
B-2
1%
C-1
2%
DZ
1%
M-1
1%
M-2
1%
MHP
0%
R-1
11%
RC-1
1%
RE
0%
RMF
0%
RPD
0%
TZ
1%
UK
0%
(blank)
1%
Countywide
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1 DZ M-1 M-2 MHP
R-1 RC-1 RE RMF RPD TZ UK (blank)
Banister District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 95,328.43
B-1 147.28
B-2 577.32
C-1 679.49
DZ 2,231.02
M-1 652.83
M-2 513.46
MHP 236.54
R-1 7,933.33
RC-1 1,212.24
RE
RMF 16.72
RPD
TZ 888.41
UK 43.08
(blank)647.35
A-1
86%
B-1
0%
B-2
1%
C-1
1%
DZ
2%
M-1
1%
M-2
0%
MHP
0%
R-1
7%
RC-1
1%
RMF
0%
TZ
1%
UK
0%
(blank)
1%
Banister District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1 DZ M-1
M-2 MHP R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Callands-Gretna District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 129,608.67
B-1 108.43
B-2 412.04
C-1 7,495.24
DZ 2,220.61
M-1 828.00
M-2 32.62
MHP 162.46
R-1 10,331.31
RC-1 1,595.58
RE 71.69
RMF 50.32
RPD 193.53
TZ 641.91
UK 15.43
(blank)5,827.59
A-1
81%
B-1
0%
B-2
0%
C-1
5%
DZ
1%
M-1
1%
M-2
0%
MHP
0%
R-1
6%
RC-1
1%
RE
0%
RMF
0%
RPD
0%
TZ
0%
UK
0%
(blank)
4%
Callands-Gretna District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1 DZ M-1
M-2 MHP R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Chatham-Blairs District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 29,851.99
B-1 418.39
B-2 709.49
C-1 1,901.84
DZ 497.63
M-1 601.40
M-2 320.90
MHP 84.82
R-1 7,864.28
RC-1 833.96
RE
RMF 21.38
RPD
TZ 462.00
UK 36.35
(blank)95.52
A-1
68%
B-1
1%
B-2
2%
C-1
4%
DZ
1%
M-1
1%
M-2
1%
MHP
0%
R-1
18%
RC-1
2%
RMF
0%
TZ
1%
UK
0%
(blank)
0%
Chatham-Blairs District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1 DZ M-1
M-2 MHP R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
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Dan River District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 65,577.64
B-1 60.83
B-2 324.52
C-1 185.03
DZ 921.75
M-1 2,372.52
M-2 590.36
MHP 178.84
R-1 10,562.56
RC-1 1,665.87
RE
RMF 34.07
RPD
TZ
UK
(blank)475.25
A-1
79%
B-1
0%
B-2
0%
C-1
0%
DZ
1%
M-1
3%
M-2
1%
MHP
0%
R-1
13%
RC-1
2%
RMF
0%
(blank)
1%
Dan River District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1
DZ M-1 M-2 MHP
R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Staunton River District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 78,429.98
B-1 2.46
B-2 171.45
C-1 2.36
DZ 1,569.97
M-1 396.87
M-2 402.98
MHP 290.78
R-1 10,857.92
RC-1 1,152.89
RE 260.01
RMF 61.86
RPD 1,061.62
TZ 1,987.76
UK 2.64
(blank)798.01
A-1
80%
B-1
0%
B-2
0%
C-1
0%
DZ
2%
M-1
0%
M-2
0%
MHP
0%
R-1
11%
RC-1
1%
RE
0%
RMF
0%
RPD
1%
TZ
2%
UK
0%
(blank)
1%
Staunton River District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1
DZ M-1 M-2 MHP
R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Tunstall District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 56,607.53
B-1 15.63
B-2 318.70
C-1
DZ 517.52
M-1 1,369.19
M-2 3,509.63
MHP 53.39
R-1 9,804.11
RC-1 1,889.71
RE
RMF 56.73
RPD
TZ
UK 0.01
(blank)363.97
A-1
76%
B-1
0%
B-2
0%
DZ
1%
M-1
2%
M-2
5%
MHP
0%
R-1
13%
RC-1
3%
RMF
0%
UK
0%
(blank)
0%
Tunstall District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1
DZ M-1 M-2 MHP
R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Westover District
Zoning District Total Acres
A-1 15,888.58
B-1 189.07
B-2 721.51
C-1
DZ 233.80
M-1 862.17
M-2 1,472.60
MHP 178.40
R-1 10,894.93
RC-1 623.77
RE 311.35
RMF 151.68
RPD 61.13
TZ
UK 0.13
(blank)267.74
A-1
50%
B-1
1%
B-2
2%
DZ
1%
M-1
3%
M-2
5%
MHP
1%
R-1
34%
RC-1
2%
RE
1%
RMF
0%
RPD
0%
UK
0%
(blank)
1%
Westover District
A-1 B-1 B-2 C-1
DZ M-1 M-2 MHP
R-1 RC-1 RE RMF
RPD TZ UK (blank)
Proposed Ordinance Revisions
◦Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities shall be exempt from Sec.35-141(C).Items 1.and 2.if the proposed project has
entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”),or similar agreement,with a tenant company located within the
defined boundaries of the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill which also has an approved local performance
agreement with the Board of Supervisors.
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