The future is cloudy for a couple of solar bylaws after the Planning Board said it would not recommend that voters approve the measures at Town Meeting.

The board made its decision on Thursday night at a meeting that was specially scheduled to discuss the articles.

Members unanimously opposed the bylaws, as they are written, saying public comment on solar projects is eliminated due to an expedited permitting process.

If enacted, the bylaws don’t require developers to secure special permits.

Those permits allow the Planning Board to ask project developers to make changes. Also, residents are alerted when projects may arrive in their neighborhood through the mail. The letters let residents know about upcoming public hearings.

Board members agreed a solar bylaw was needed though, and Chair Jay Ryder said the board would have one ready for a vote at Fall Town Meeting.

“This is a priority for us,” he said.

Marion’s Energy Management Committee placed the bylaws on the Town Meeting warrant to determine where solar panels can be placed locally. A few members of the management committee attended Thursday’s meeting intending to speak.

Committee member Bill Saltonstall began to address the board. However, he sat down after learning the public hearing portion was closed. Those discussions took place over three nights of hearings earlier this month.

The energy committee’s bylaw had provisions that board member Ted North objected to including one that permits ground-mounted systems measuring 600 square feet or less in a residential neighborhood.

“[The bylaw] would allow for a mega solar farm, in Marion, in a residential district, with no size cap,” North said.

More time is needed to write a comprehensive solar bylaw he said.

“We need to act proactively to get the details right to make a positive, non-arbitrary bylaw everyone can live with, and everyone can understand,” North said.