Maury County, Tennessee solar and wind ordinance
Solar: 20 ft maximum height. Wind: 3.5 × height (standard) from property lines, 35 dBA (at non-participating landowner's dwelling) noise limit. Every figure is quoted from the county's ordinance, read October 7, 2026.
Updated October 2026
Solar rules
2 figures read from the county's ordinance, each with the sentence it comes from.
| Rule and what the ordinance says | Requirement |
|---|---|
Maximum height(b) No components of the use shall exceed a height of 20 feet. | 20 ft |
Maximum lot coverage(a) The lot coverage of the system, including any associated equipment, may be up to but shall not exceed 80 percent. | 80% |
Source: Maury County ordinance (PDF), read October 7, 2026. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.
Wind rules
6 figures read from the county's ordinance, each with the sentence it comes from.
| Rule and what the ordinance says | Requirement |
|---|---|
Property line setbackstandard(c) 1. From the lot line of a nonparticipating owner, a wind energy turbine shall be set back a distance equal to 3.5 times its height. | 3.5 × height |
Property line setbackif waiver executedA nonparticipating owner may execute a waiver that authorizes a reduction in the required setback from the nonparticipating owner’s property line to 1.1 times the height of a wind energy turbine. | 1.1 × height |
Property line setbackall other buildings and structures3. All other buildings and structures on the site of a large wind energy facility shall be set back at least 100 feet from all property lines or the minimum setback requirement of the underlying zone district, whichever is greater. | 100 ft |
Noise limitat non-participating landowner's dwellinga wind turbine or group of wind turbines shall not exceed an emission limit at a non-participating landowner's dwelling of 35 A-weighted decibels (dBA) | 35 dBA |
Noise limitat non-participating landowner's property lineand 45 dBA at a non-participating landowner's property line | 45 dBA |
Decommissioning bondestimated total cost to decommissionBefore beginning construction of a large wind energy facility, the applicant shall establish financial security in the amount of 100 percent of the estimated total cost to decommission and remove the wind energy facility | 100% |
Source: Maury County ordinance (PDF), read October 7, 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 Maury 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
How tall can a solar farm be in Maury County, TN?
The ordinance sets a maximum height of 20 ft. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.
What are the wind turbine setbacks in Maury County, TN?
The county's ordinance sets wind turbines back 3.5 × height (standard) from property lines, 1.1 × height (if waiver executed) from property lines and 100 ft (all other buildings and structures) from property lines. Check the cited section with the county before relying on a figure.