Land use · Prince William County Unincorporated, Virginia

Solar energy facility

Named in 4 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Prince William County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

50kW, which will be used primarily to reduce on-site consumption of utility power. ** Solar energy facility ** shall mean a facility primarily consisting of activities, applications or devices designed to convert sunlight into electricity for storage and/or distribution

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subject to the standards of section 32-300.07.8.* 31. Shelters for the homeless. 32. Solar energy facility . 33. Storage or disposal of nonagricultural excavation material, if the excavation material is not generated on the farm, shall require a

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area. 38. Self-storage center; in accordance with the provisions of section 32-400.16. 39. Solar energy facility . 40. Stadium or arena, indoor or outdoor. 41. Taxi or limousine dispatching or service facility. 42. Truck stop with related facilities.

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.