§ 19.6-97
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Accessory1
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The fence shall not be less than six feet in height and should be equipped with appropriate anticlimbing devices such as strands of barbed wire at the top.
Other
- Non-operation period triggering decommissioning12 months
If the facility is not operated for a continuous period of 12 months, then the county may notify the owner/operator
- Alternative earthen berm minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
An alternative to tree plantings is to construct an earthen berm, minimum height of six feet high.
- Maximum spacing between trees15 ft
no more than 15 feet between trees.
- Minimum tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting5 ft
Tree plantings in the buffer strip shall be a minimum of five feet in height at the time of planting
- Vegetative buffer width along public roadways100 ft
The buffer shall consist of a 100-foot wide landscaped strip to include trees, shrubs and other vegetation considered native to the area.
- Conditional UseConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. Permit Required
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for each utility scale solar energy farm proposed to be constructed, installed, or operated in the county.
- Decommissioning plan required
The applicant shall provide a detailed decommissioning plan that provides procedures and requirements for removal of all parts of the solar energy generation facility
- Decommissioning security required
Prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy to begin operation, the applicant must provide security in the amount of the estimated cost of the decommissioning.
- Small Scale Solar Accessory UseAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.
Small scale solar energy arrays and associate apparatus used for individual residential dwellings, not connected to the electrical grid, shall be considered an accessory use to the principal dwelling and permitted as such.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. boundary50 ft
or 50 feet from the 100-year floodplain boundary, whichever is greater.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of solar panel arrays and battery storage from property lines100 ft
The solar panel arrays and battery storage facilities shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet, as measured from all property lines, internal and external, to the project.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from edge of water100 ft
Solar panel arrays and battery storage facilities shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the edge of water for any stream, creek, pond, lake, or wetland
From the ordinance
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for each utility scale solar energy farm proposed to be constructed, installed, or operated in the county.