Greene County, Tennessee solar ordinance
Solar: 50 ft (lease/property line) from property lines. Every figure is quoted from the county's ordinance, read September 29, 2026.
Updated September 2026
Solar rules
3 figures read from the county's ordinance, each with the sentence it comes from.
| Rule and what the ordinance says | Requirement |
|---|---|
Property line setbacklease/property lineSetbacks. Setback requirements to the lease/property line for any building or solar array shall be a minimum of fifty feet | 50 ft |
Setback from homesfrom the corner of the residential dwelling to the closest solar arrayexcept that the setback from any Residential Dwelling existing at the time of approval of the solar panel farm shall be three hundred (300) feet from the corner of the residential dwelling to the closest solar array. | 300 ft |
Fence heightminimumAll solar farms shall be enclosed with a fence measuring a minimum of six (6) feet in height that is topped with at least three strands of barbed wire | 6 ft |
Source: Greene County ordinance (PDF), read September 29, 2026. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.
Every Tennessee figure in one spreadsheet
36 figures from 6 counties, each with its quote, source, date read and any condition. 1 of those places is not on this site. Plus the moratorium or ban on file and Tennessee state law.
How these figures were read
We found Greene County's own ordinance and had two AI models read it separately. A figure is shown only when both read the same number and the sentence it comes from was found in the document. Moratoria and bans are checked against the adopting document. Ordinances change and many figures apply only in some cases, so check the cited section with the county before relying on one.
Common questions
What are the solar setbacks in Greene County, TN?
The county's ordinance sets solar facilities back 50 ft (lease/property line) from property lines and 300 ft (from the corner of the residential dwelling to the closest solar array) from homes. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.