Iberia Parish Council approves Solar Ordinance with reduced setback

Iberia Parish passes ordinance permitting solar farm construction with certain requirements

IBERIA PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) — The Iberia Parish Council has adopted a new ordinance that permits the construction of solar energy farms, provided they meet a comprehensive list of requirements. This decision follows recent public opposition from residents who…

Iberia Parish Council approves Solar Ordinance with reduced setback

IBERIA PARISH, LA. (KLFY) -- After more than a year of heated debate, public comment, and legal back-and-forth, the Iberia Parish Council has passed a long-awaited solar ordinance but not without making a key amendment. In a move aimed at compromise, the council voted to reduce the originally proposed one-mile setback between solar farms and nearby structures to just half a mile. "I brought up a substitute motion to at least let’s try to meet ha…