BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — Auburn residents and businesses will now have to contend with new rules governing solar systems after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday approved amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance. Specifically, those amendments seek to establish solar energy systems as an accessory use and regulate their installation, create standards for road service and indoor recreational uses in the rural zoning district and provide residential use regulations governing the Neighborhood Conservation District. Primary among those changes is a stipulation that prevents solar energy systems from being the primary use on any property not zoned industrial. For single-family homes and multi-family residences, ground-mounted solar panels must be 17 square feet in size or s

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