NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF EMERGENCY BILL 25-04 WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS   Take Notice that Emergency Bill 25-04 (Zoning – Solar Energy Systems and Public Health - Nuisances) was passed by Commissioners Abbott, Bertino, Elder, Fiori, Mitrecic, and Purnell on October 7, 2025.   A fair summary of the bill is as follows:   Amends § ZS 1-344 of the Zoning and Subdivision Control Article to revise and repeal several definitions; modify lot requirements and review processes for certain solar energy systems; establish decommissioning and restoration plan and bond requirements. Modify § ZS 1 305(k)(1)D to remove small solar energy systems. Modify § ZS 1-105(c)(6) to reflect revised definitions. Amend various district regulations to list major and utility solar energy systems as permitted uses. Amends § PH 1-101(a) of the Public Health Article to add a nuisance provision for abandoned major or utility solar energy systems that are not decommissioned.   This emergency bill becomes effective on the date of passage.   This is only a fair summary of the bill. A full copy of the bill is posted on the Legislative Bulletin Board in the main hall of the Worcester County Government Center outside Room 1103., is available for public inspection in Room 1103 of the Worcester County Government Center and is available on the County Website at www.co.worcester.md.us.   THE WORCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 11/6, 11/13, 11/25/25