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October 25, 2018 1 Volume 12 1 Issue 20 <br />Zoning Bulletin <br />oning = ws fro roun the <br />Nation <br />ILLINOIS <br />The Sangamon County Board recently voted in favor of an ordinance <br />that tightens standards for large-scale solar farm projects in the county. <br />Among other things, the ordinance would: move the minimum setback of <br />solar panels from 50 to 250 feet away from existing homes; require the in- <br />stallation of a landscaping screen blocking the view of the solar panels <br />within 500 feet of residential areas; and "strengthen[ ] .. . language as- <br />sociated with the decommissioning process." <br />Source: The State Journal -Register; wwwsi-rcom <br />MARYLAND <br />Frederick County Council is considering a "zoning amendment to <br />regulate agricultural composting." The proposed amendment would allow <br />limited food waste composting on farms under two different designa- <br />tions —agricultural activity zone and commercial activity zone. The agri- <br />cultural activity zoning designation would allow composting on fauns for <br />agricultural purposes without site plan requirements in an area between <br />5,000 square feet and five acres. The commercial activity designation <br />would food waste composting in an area between 5,000 square feet and 10 <br />acres with the approval of a site plan. Landowners with a commercial <br />activity designation could sell the compost. <br />Source: The Frederick News -Post; www.fredericknewsnost.com <br />MASSACHUSETTS <br />The Boston City Council is reportedly considering legislation that <br />would amend the city's Zoning Code to "regulate chain retail stores and <br />subject them to additional scrutiny." The proposed legislation recognizes <br />the contributions of locally owned businesses, and aims to support them <br />by "implementing what is known as a formula business policy." Such a <br />policy "recognize[s] chain stores as a distinct land use and would require a <br />conditional use permit for such businesses to open and operate in a <br />neighborhood business district." <br />Source: American Booksellers Association; www. bookweb. orr <br />12 © 2018 Thomson Reuters <br />