Stonefield Solar Project LLC was denied a zoning change last month by the Hardin County Planning and Development Commission.
On Tuesday, the Hardin County Fiscal Court held the first of two special meetings to review Stonfield’s appeal of that decision.
Hardin County Judge-Executive Keith Taul said the Fiscal Court’s job in reviewing the record from the Planning Commission meeting is to determine if the proposed zoning change is in agreement with the county’s Comprehensive Plan.
“If we do not find that the zoning change is in agreement with the current adopted Comprehensive Plan, then in order to override the Planning Commission recommendation we must find that one or more of the following applies,” said Taul. “A, that the existing zoning classification given to the property is inappropriate and that the proposed zoning classification is appropriate, or B, that there have been major changes of economic, physical, and social nature within the area involved which were not anticipated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and which have substantially altered the basic character of such area.”
The court viewed the first half of the May 2 Planning Commission meeting, and will watch the second half at another special meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Taul said he expects that the court will vote on the appeal at a later meeting.
