FAYETTE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington's City Council is moving forward with regulations that would keep industrial-scale solar operations off Fayette County's farmland, as an ongoing debate continues over where renewable energy projects should be located.

The proposed solar panel zoning ordinance amendments recently advanced through the council process, though a final vote has not yet been taken. The regulations would restrict large-scale solar farms in agricultural zones, potentially blocking projects like Silicon Ranch's proposed 800-acre solar farm in the Haley Road area.

Robert James, president of Fayette County Farm Bureau, has been advocating for his organization's 570 members throughout the process. He said the current lack of solar-specific zoning regulations create uncertaint

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