Sec. 74-746 to 74-747
Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
10 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 solar facility shall be enclosed around the perimeter by a security fence with a minimum height of six (6) feet.
Noise
- Maximum inverter noise50 dBA
Inverter noise shall not exceed fifty (50) dBA, measured at the facility property line.
Other
- Canopy trees per 100 linear feet4 trees/100ft
Four (4) canopy trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.
- Decommissioning completion12 months
And shall have them fully removed within twelve (12) months.
- Decommissioning start after cessation6 months
The system owner and the owner of the land on which the solar facility is located shall be responsible and liable, jointly and severally, to begin removing all obsolete or unused systems, facilities and equipment within six (6) months of cessation of operation.
- Evergreen trees per 100 linear feet11 trees/100ft
Eleven (11) evergreen trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from nearest residence100 ft
At least one hundred (100) feet from the nearest inhabitant residence at the time of the initial application.
- Understory trees per 100 linear feet6 trees/100ft
Six (6) understory trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.
- Vegetative buffer width40 ft
A vegetative buffer yard shall be required. The vegetative buffer yard shall meet one (1) or more of the following set of requirements: a. Forty (40) feet wide with ...
Signage
- Maximum sign area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No signage is allowed on the solar facility fencing except for a sign, not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet, displaying warnings, the facility name, address, physical E-911 address, and emergency contact information.
From the ordinance
All solar energy facilities shall be subject to the following standards: ...