The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to ask Professional Code Inspections to craft a workable ordinance proposal for local solar power.

The commission had worked on a proposed ordinance for a long time, but halted the project when it was learned that a state-wide ballot proposal was likely to be on the November 2024 ballot, suggesting the state take over the duties of handling requests for solar farms.

However, Commission Chairman Dan Beute reported that the effort to put the proposal on the November ballot failed because of a lack of enough signatures.

So commissioners Tuesday night asked PCI representative and zoning ordinance administrator Lori Castello to present what she called “a workable ordinance” to regulate solar power in the township. She said if an applicant was confronted with a workable ordinance and wasn’t satisfied with the township’s position, they could appeal to the state, but thereby save the township money buy not having to settle the issue in court.