Rochester Planning Board members are scheduled to visit two proposed solar farm sites under scrutiny because of the project’s locations.

On Friday, July 24 starting at 5 p.m., board members will review a solar project situated in Marion, but visible from a Mary’s Pond neighborhood on Perry’s Lane.

Following that members will head to the center of town, where a 10-acre commercial solar farm has been proposed on the former Gibbs dairy farm land. The site abuts the First Parish Cemetery, and it is located between New Bedford Road and Dexter Lane.

The board scheduled the visits at its July 14 meeting.

The Perry's Lane project would include a one-megawatt solar farm adjacent to Tucker Lane, a dead end street located off of County Road, near the Ansel Gurney House in Marion.

The developer, Clean Energy Collective based in Colorado, has submitted plans for a one-megawatt solar farm on 6.5 acres. Rochester resident Dennis Cleminshaw owns the property.

Clean Energy Collective had requested that board members waive the vast majority of development requirements, except for the submittal of a road plan.

Because those plans must also be sent to the Marion Planning Board, Rochester Planning Board Chair Arnie Johnson said submitting one set of plans would save the developer money.

“I understand the premise, they don’t want to pay for a double review of drainage or something like that,” Johnson said. “We can certainly talk about that. Our main concern is access and screening.”

By not waiving those requirements right away, member Gary Florindo said the board maintained some control over the project.

“We have the right to take action for the protection of the residents of Rochester,” Florindo said. “It’s not like we have to condemn the project, but at least we have something to work with.”

Johnson recommended relying on the town’s recently passed solar bylaws when dealing with the project.

He directed Town Planner Mary Crain to examine the proposal against the bylaw and note any differences.

“[The plans] should be one hundred percent what we asked for. If not, we need a list of the discrepancies,” Johnson said.

He also noted that Marion officials are taking the lead during the review process.

“They will be doing the heavy lifting,” Johnson said.

The board has more control over the proposed solar farm at the center of town, which was protested by 12 residents at the Board of Selectmen’s July 6 meeting.

The Boston-based NextSun Energy is the project developer. Company representatives met with the board during a pre-submission hearing where they unveiled plans and sought feedback.

Abutters opposed the project because it would be located in the town’s historic district, altering its rural characteristic.

The next meeting of the Rochester Planning Board is set for July 28 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall.