ZTA 26-07, Solar Collection System - Use Standards
Montgomery County
Description
A zoning text amendment on solar collection system use standards was introduced; the public hearing is June 9, 2026.
Impact summary
Removes red tape for rooftop solar installations while keeping standards for larger ground-mounted systems on agricultural land.
Applicant
- Name
- Council President at the request of the Planning Board
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
Council Session - Sep 15, 2026
Zoning update separating rooftop from ground-mounted solar rules to comply with the state's Renewable Energy Certainty Act. Enacted unanimously.
PHP Committee Worksession - Jul 27, 2026
A zoning text amendment updating solar rules after state law preempted local regulation of projects under one megawatt, including easier rooftop-mounted standards.
Council Session - Jun 9, 2026
Separates rooftop from ground-mounted solar and strips requirements from rooftop systems producing over 120% of on-site energy use.
Council Session - Apr 21, 2026
A zoning text amendment on solar collection system use standards was introduced; the public hearing is June 9, 2026.
Related issues (2)
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