Lexington County, SC

If you're developing or acquiring agricultural or brownfield land in Lexington County for utility-scale solar, this ordinance directly reshapes what's permitted, how projects are reviewed, and whether brownfield sites get a preferential pathway — read the Staff Alternative Text now before entitlement strategy is locked in.

Lexington County is amending Article 31 of its Zoning Ordinance to regulate large-scale Solar Energy Systems (SES) in agricultural zones, add brownfield development provisions, and establish new project-review criteria for SES — adopted via Staff Alternative Text on a 9-0 vote at First Reading.