SUN JOURNAL • March 19, 2026
The Auburn City Council on Monday took steps toward protecting the city’s best farmland from development. On first reading, councilors adopted ordinance amendments preventing solar arrays and other types of construction projects on farmlands in the agriculture and resource protection zoning district. Current ordinance language allows solar arrays and single-family houses to be constructed on prime farmland or farmland of statewide significance in the agriculture zone. It was an issue previously raised by councilors and then kicked over to the planning board.