Solar permitting — Franklin County, Tennessee
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Franklin County scores B as a south-central Tennessee county with a functional but not restrictive solar ordinance, moderate compliance stringency, st. Permitting: Franklin County Planning Commission: CUP in Agricultural; 300-ft max
Key driver: Franklin County scores B as a south-central Tennessee county with a functional but not restrictive solar ordinance, moderate compliance stringency, stable political trajectory, and viable agricultural land. The risk profile is typical of a rural Middle Tennessee county that has proactively but reasonably formalized its solar review process.
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Franklin County Planning Commission: CUP in Agricultural (A-1) zoning; County Commission approval required; decommissioning bond required; public hearing per SB 2373 (2022). Winchester Utilities coordinates on local distribution.
Setbacks & buffers
300 ft from occupied dwellings; 150 ft from non-participating property lines; 50 ft from public roads. Standard framework without aggressive enhancements.
Spacing requirements
None codified.
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning authority under SB 2373 (2022); no state solar preemption; conditional use permit or special exception typically required; decommissioning bond often required; setback standards increasingly codified
State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
No binding RPS | None | Tennessee has no state RPS; TVA integrated resource planning only
State incentive programs
Federal ITC eligible; no Tennessee state solar tax credit; TVA Green Power Switch program available
Grid & interconnection
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
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