Article 17, Sec. 17-7-7 and conditions n-w

The applicant shall submit with the conditional use permit on any project greater than fifty (50) acres a plan indicating how wildlife access corridors will be maintained during construction and completion of the project.

Construction or operation shall be commenced within one year of date of issuance of the permit, three (3) years for package sewer treatment plants (see Chapter 14, section 14-24, Culpeper County Code), and two (2) years for energy generation facilities.

Any deciduous tree shall have a minimum caliper of two to two and one-half inches measured six inches above final grade at the time of planting.

Any substantial upgrades and/or changes resulting solely from a bona fide emergency and force majeure shall be disclosed no later than (sixty) 60 days thereafter and shall be reviewed every two years for adequacy.

The evergreens installed shall have an anticipated mature height of thirty (30) to forty (40) feet.

Evergreen plantings shall have a minimum beginning planting height of 6 feet or taller where deemed appropriate by the Board of Supervisors.

Such evergreens shall be planted, at a minimum, on fifteen (15) foot centers, with rows offset.

'Fully stabilized' shall mean at least 80% vegetative cover.

There should be a minimum of eight (8) boreholes performed per 5 megawatts of the general area of a proposed facility.

In areas where there is not at least 100' of a native timber buffer remaining on the project parcel, a minimum of a double row of evergreens shall be planted within any required setback and/or buffer area.

A pre-blast survey shall be performed to indicate all potential impacts within a minimum of 1 mile from the proposed blasting area.

Incorporate riparian buffers of at least a minimum of 100 feet from the top-of-bank of all perennial watercourses.

Soil samples should continue to be taken and analyzed and submitted to the County every five (5) years after the first year of operation.

Within seven (7) days following reports made hereunder, the Applicants, Permitholders, and/or successors shall provide a written, follow-up report to the County Administrator, or his designee, that describes in detail the incident, the area affected, and all of the measures taken to respond to, remediate, and remedy the situation.

Promptly report, orally and in writing, to the County Administrator, or his designee, and within twenty-four (24) hours of becoming aware of an issue as to (1) any breakage or loss of integrity of any component that has the potential to result in hazardous materials reaching and/or spilling upon the ground surface; and (2) any actual spillage of fluid other than water to the ground surface, such as the leakage from an inverter of transformer cooling oil.

Plan shall indicate any area of disturbance that is denuded of vegetation shall be stabilized within fourteen (14) days.

Any substantial upgrades or changes made to the design or operation of the solar facility and/or the Project that are planned shall be disclosed to the County Administrator and/or his designee at least (ninety) 90 days before the intended implementation of the upgrades or changes - except as provided herein.

The analysis shall reflect how much and if the proposed project will be seen from all public roads, parks, facilities, adjacent residential structures as well any structures or historic properties located within one (1) mile radius.