(Versailles, IN) – The Ripley County Area Planning Commission (APC) voted 7-2 Monday night not to approve an amendment to the state minimum setbacks in the proposed solar ordinance.
The vote means the entire proposal is heading back to Ripley County Commissioners, who rejected the plan last month and asked for solar installation setbacks in the county to follow state code.
A “yes” vote on the amendment would have passed the entire ordinance with the amendments.
Work on the ordinance began over the summer when Batesville area residents voiced concerns about solar companies leasing farmland near them.
County Commissioners have 45 days to either certify the area planning commission’s decision or allow it to revert to the original option.
The issue will be on the agenda at the next Commissioners meeting on November 27 at 2 p.m. in the Ripley County Government Annex.
