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TOWN OF AURORA LOCAL LAW INTROP-2026 LOCAL LAW NO. lp - 2026 ALOCAL LAW, TO AMEND LOCAL LAW 1-1990 “ADOPTION OF CODE” ADOPTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF AURORA ON JANUARY 22, 1990, BY REPEALING AND AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 95A “SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS”; AND ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 95A, SECTION 8 “SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS”, BE IT ENACTED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF AURORA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. ‘TITLE. This Local Law shall be known as Local Law No. ly of the year 2026 and titled the “Solar Energy Systems Code of the Town of Aurora, Erie County, and State of New York.” SECTION 2, PURPOSE AND INTENT. The purpose of this local law is to repeal and amend Article I of Chapter 95A “Solar Energy Systems” and replace and enact a new Article I of Chapter 95A “Solar Energy Systems”; and repeal and amend Article II of Chapter 95A, Section 8 “Special Use Permit Requirements” and replace and enact a new Article IT of Chapter 95A, Section 8 “Special Use Permit Requirements”. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT NO. 1. Article I of Chapter 9SA of the Code of the Town of Aurora originally adopted on March 13, 2017, is hereby repealed and amend as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The Town finds that restrictions of regulations in regard to the use of land within the Town for solar power projects or private solar projects are appropriate to properly address community impact, concerns or issues in a manner in which is meaningful and consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Town. SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The Town Board of the Town of Aurora makes the following findings: A. The Town Board of the Town of Aurora recognizes that solar energy is a clean, readily available and renewable energy source, and the Town of Aurora intends to accommodate the use of solar energy systems. However, the Town Board finds a growing need to properly site solar energy systems within the boundaries of the Town of Aurora to protect residential, business areas and other land uses, to preserve the overall beauty, nature and character of the Town of Aurora, to promote the effective and efficient use of solar energy resources, and to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Aurora. Prior to the adoption of this chapter, no specific procedures existed to address the siting of solar energy systems. Accordingly, the Town Board finds that the promulgation of this chapter is