The Lexington council moved forward solar regulations that would ban large-scale solar farms on agricultural farmland.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously during a Tuesday work session to move forward the zone text amendment that outlines what types of solar can go where. The vote came after a meeting lasting longer than three hours, where more than 25 people spoke for or against allowing solar in agricultural areas, in what has become a key fight over where solar should go.
Along with the ban, the council also made several changes to a proposed zone text amendment that would limit large-scale solar installations to 1% of land in the agriculture zone, which would be about 1,800 acres. That guideline is for state officials who oversee public utilities…