The town of Amherst DOES NOT presently have a bylaw regulating large scale industrial solar development, but many towns in Massachusetts do. Here are some samples.
Solar Best Practice Guide Book - A Guide to Assist Municipalities with Solar Land Use Regulations
Rethinking What We Know - New Developments around the issue of Solar Siting in Massachusetts
Important Solar Siting Joint Statement from MassAudubon, the Nature Conservancy, the New England Forestry Foundation and others
Solar Siting Tools
- Athol Massachusetts (2021 revision) Pages 73 - 84
- Shutesbury Massachusetts (2016) Pages 53 -58
- Williamsburg Massachusetts (2021 Proposed bylaw changes)
- Easthampton Massachusetts (1995) Pages 7-23 to 7-29
- Leverett Massachusetts (2020) Pages 58-66
Solar Best Practice Guide Book - A Guide to Assist Municipalities with Solar Land Use Regulations
Rethinking What We Know - New Developments around the issue of Solar Siting in Massachusetts
Important Solar Siting Joint Statement from MassAudubon, the Nature Conservancy, the New England Forestry Foundation and others
Solar Siting Tools