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OtherPendingCox Smith Road, Union Township, Warren County, Ohio

Ground-mounted solar array, Cox Smith Road

Warren County

Description

A ground-mounted solar array went up in a front yard under a zoning permit issued in error; the county has cited it and the owner's attorney appealed to the BZA, with a hearing expected in early February.

Impact summary

The outcome will decide whether the front-yard solar array stays or goes, and how the county's front-yard solar ban is interpreted.

Applicant

Address
Cox Smith Road, Union Township, Warren County, Ohio

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
0
Total mentions
1

Recorded in the meeting · County Commission

Discussed

Last discussed Jan 27, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jan 27, 2026

Warren County Board of Commissioners — 2026-01-27

A ground-mounted solar array went up in a front yard under a zoning permit issued in error; the county has cited it and the owner's attorney appealed to the BZA, with a hearing expected in early February.

Related issues (1)

Ground-mounted solar in front yards

Commissioners balked at a proposed amendment allowing ground-mounted solar in front yards when homes are set back more than 150 feet — a fix for a past permitting error that angered neighbors. The proposal was stripped from the package.

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