Pageland, SC Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

Sec. 4-14 of the Town of Pageland Zoning Ordinance sets design and permitting standards for solar farm facilities, the only solar use the Town's zoning table addresses; Table 1 lists it as a conditional use in the LI district and prohibited everywhere else in Town. Under Sec. 4-14(A), site plans must be prepared and sealed by a licensed land surveyor, landscape architect, or engineer, with easements addressed by Chesterfield County E-911 Addressing. Ground-mounted solar farms must be set back at least 50 feet from all property lines, cannot exceed 50 decibels of noise measured at the property line, and structures cannot exceed 20 feet in height.

The permitting process itself, laid out in Sec. 4-14(B), requires an applicant to submit a completed zoning permit application to the Zoning Administrator along with three site plans, sized 11 by 17 inches or larger, showing the developer's contact information, road layout, tax map reference, existing and proposed structures, property boundaries, adjacent land uses, and any nearby water bodies, floodplains, or wetlands with a 40-foot buffer identified. Approval further depends on a stormwater permit from SCDHEC for land disturbance of two acres or more, fire department review, a utility company agreement, and for facilities of 75 megawatts or more, South Carolina Public Service Commission approval. Sec. 4-14(A)(14) also requires a facility decommissioning plan recorded with the Chesterfield County Clerk of Court before the permit issues.