Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
12 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
Such fencing shall enclose the project area at least six feet in height...
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum vegetative buffer width300 ft
The buffer shall consist of a landscaping strip at least 300 feet wide...
- Tree planting specifications
Within the buffer area there shall be sufficient existing vegetation and trees to create an opaque visual barrier... four rows of staggered evergreens ten feet apart and on 15-foot centers. Such trees shall be at least five feet tall at the time of planting and expected to grow to a minimum height of 20 feet within 10 years.
Lighting
- Dark sky compliant lighting
Lighting on the site shall be dark sky compliant.
Noise
- Noise standard
Noise requirements for solar energy projects shall be no more stringent than noise requirements for other types of development in the underlying zoning district.
Other
- Airport proximity1 miles
These facilities shall not be located within one mile of an airport unless the applicant submits... written certification from the Federal Aviation Administration...
- Decommissioning timeline6 months
The project shall be deconstructed and removed within six months after the project sites are permanently decommissioned.
- Groundwater monitoring frequency5 years
Ground water monitoring shall take place every five years of the operation of the project...
- Maximum site clearing per phase100 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Site clearing shall not exceed 100 acres for each phase of development.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. between security fencing and vegetative buffer25 ft
A 25 foot setback shall be provided between perimeter security fencing and vegetative buffer for emergency access.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines300 ft
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights of way and main buildings on adjoining parcels and from adjacent property lines.
Signage
- Signage restrictions
Solar equipment shall not be used for displaying any advertising except for reasonable identification of the manufacturer or operator... All signs, flags, streamers or similar items, both temporary and permanent, are prohibited on solar equipment except as follows...
From the ordinance
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights of way and main buildings on adjoining parcels and from adjacent property lines.