Sec. 19.2-32-40
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Buffer from roads and residential100 ft
A 100 foot buffer is required between ground mounted panels and associated equipment, and public roads and any property zoned, used, or shown in the Comprehensive Plan for residential purposes.
- Maximum ground panel area in employment districts3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Cumulative area for installation and operation of the solar energy facility shall be less than three acres excluding any roof mounted facility.
- Maximum ground panel area in A districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In A Districts ground mounted facilities shall meet accessory structure setbacks, shall not exceed 10,000 square feet in total panel area, and not exceed 10 feet in height.
- Maximum ground panel heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in commercial districts25 ft
In Commercial Districts, ground mounted facilities shall meet building setbacks and the height shall not exceed 25 feet.
- Maximum ground panel heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in employment districts10 ft
Ground mounted solar equipment shall be setback the greater of 25 feet or the building setback required for the district and not exceed a height of 10 feet.
- Maximum ground panel heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in A districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
In A Districts ground mounted facilities shall meet accessory structure setbacks, shall not exceed 10,000 square feet in total panel area, and not exceed 10 feet in height.
- Maximum roof panel heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roofline5 ft
If roof mounted, panel height must not exceed five feet above the roofline of the building.
From the ordinance
In A Districts ground mounted facilities shall meet accessory structure setbacks, shall not exceed 10,000 square feet in total panel area, and not exceed 10 feet in height.