Ord. No. 23-02, 9-12-2023

All outdoor lighting shall be shielded to direct light and glare onto the system's premises.

Inverter noise shall not exceed fifty (50) dBA, measured at the facility property line.

Surety or a bond posted prior to obtaining a land disturbance permit for the duration of the project.

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: - Four (4) canopy trees per one hundred (100) linear feet. - Six (6) understory trees per one hundred (100) linear feet. - Eleven (11) evergreen trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.

Four (4) canopy trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.

The owner and operator shall provide a written notice to the County Administrator and Zoning Administrator in the event of any change in ownership, change in the operator, inactivity, or modifications to equipment or activities on site, excluding general maintenance.

A decommissioning plan shall be prepared by the professional engineer and shall include the following: a. The anticipated life of the project; b. The estimated decommissioning cost and how such cost is determined; c. The manner in which it is to be decommissioned; and d. Surety or a bond posted prior to obtaining a land disturbance permit for the duration of the project.

Eleven (11) evergreen trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.

Any solar facilities located within five (5) nautical miles of any airport shall meet all FAA requirements.

Prior to generation of power, a Fire Suppression Plan shall be approved by the Cumberland County Fire Marshall, Director of Cumberland Fire & EMS, and the Cumberland County Building Official.

The solar facility shall be installed so that no reflected glare is visible at the property line adjacent to a public road.

Native grasses or any non-invasive species shall be used to stabilize the site for the duration of the facility's use.

The County Administrator, Building Official, or Zoning Administrator, or any other parties designated by those County officials, shall be allowed to enter the property at any reasonable time with reasonable notice to check for compliance with the provisions of this permit.

The applicant shall provide proof of adequate liability insurance for a solar facility prior to the issuance of a zoning or building permit.

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 and shall have them fully removed within twelve (12) months.

Six (6) understory trees per one hundred (100) linear feet.

Wetlands shall be inventoried, delineated, and avoided.

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.