— NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING —
TO ESTABLISH ZONING REGULATIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
IN HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS
TO ALL PEOPLE CONCERNED OR INTERESTED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Harper County Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:00 pm, in the Auditorium of Chaparral Junior/Senior High School at 467 North KS-2 Highway, between Harper and Anthony. The Planning Board will consider the adoption of an Amendment to the Zoning Regulations of Harper County, Kansas, which will establish regulations for commercial solar energy systems in Harper County. This public hearing may be recessed and continued from time to time without further notice.
Copies of the proposed Amendment to the Zoning Regulations of Harper County, Kansas are available to be reviewed at the office of the County Clerk at the Harper County Courthouse, 201 North Jennings Avenue, Anthony, Kansas, during regular business hours, or on the County website at www.harpercountyks.gov/.
As required by K.S.A. 12-743(b), written notification of the County’s intent to adopt zoning regulations which affect property located within three miles of the corporate limits of a city will be provided to the governing bodies of the Cities of Anthony, Harper, Attica, Bluff City, Danville and Waldron, as well as to the governing bodies of the Cities of Argonia and Hazelton in Kansas and Manchester in Oklahoma. They will all be provided with a copy of this notice at least 20 days prior to the public hearing.
After hearing the views and wishes of the public, the Harper County Planning Board may close the hearing and consider the adoption of the Amendment to the Zoning Regulations of Harper County, Kansas. If adopted, the Planning Board will refer the Amendment to the Zoning Regulations to the Harper County Board of County Commissioners for them to consider approval of the Amendment by publication of a Resolution, and to incorporate the Amendment as a Model Code into the Resolution by reference.
DATED this 30th day of April, 2026.
/S/_____________________________________
Larry Olivier, Chairperson
Harper County Planning Board
ATTEST:
Joseph Pennycuff, Recording Secretary
