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Stone County, AR — Solar Development Risk Assessment

Local solar ordinance barriers, board sentiment, and utility policies that affect development timelines and risk.

63.4
Risk Grade
Poor
Ozarks county; Mountain View seat (Arkansas Folk Center); strong folk arts and tourism identity creates robust anti-industrial solar sentiment; terrain constraints in Ozark highlands; project abandonment precedent; worsening trajectory; high C approaching D boundary
Assessment Snapshot
Population
12506
State Rank
#39
Compliance
65%
Trajectory
68

Moratorium Status

✓ No Active Moratorium
No specific moratorium information available.

Ordinance & Regulations

Setback Requirements
300 ft property line; 500 ft occupied structures; elevated local buffer
Zoning Mechanism
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Quorum Court/Planning Commission
Acreage Caps
None established
Spacing Rules
None established
Size Restrictions
None established

Board Sentiment & Political Risk

Sentiment Analysis
Strongly Opposed - Mountain View folk arts identity; Ozark tourism community; anti-industrial sentiment strong
Basis for Assessment
Stone County QC public hearings; Mountain View Stone County Leader; Ozark Folk Center stakeholders
Political Risk Factors
Worsening
Board Members
County Judge (R); 9-member Quorum Court - stonecountyar.gov

Grid, Utilities & State Context

Grid Operator
MISO / North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
Utilities
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, None (co-op only service area)
State Permitting Process
County zoning authority; Act 827 sets minimum ANRC standards; conditional use permit or special exception required; decommissioning bond required; setback minimums set by ANRC
State Incentives
Federal ITC eligible; no Arkansas state solar tax credit; Act 827 ANRC framework

Development Activity

Active/Completed Projects
None approved
Denied/Withdrawn Projects
Stone County Solar (2022) - abandoned at community input stage

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Last verified: 2026-04-02 | SolarRisk Tracker | Data sources: Government records, utility filings, public meeting minutes