Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 36.405

Extracted standards

13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Abandonment bond

    A bond, whose amount shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator, shall be required to assure the removal of an abandoned solar energy facility

  • Abandonment period12 months

    Any solar energy facility that has not operated for a period of 12 months shall be considered unused and abandoned

  • Broken module removal time60 days

    All broken or waste solar modules shall be removed from the site within 60 days of being taken out of service

  • Engineering study for rooftop

    any small or medium-scale solar energy facility installed upon a roof top shall also submit an engineering study to the building official's office

  • Fire and safety requirements

    comply with all fire and safety requirements

  • Industry standards

    conform to applicable industry standards, including those of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), or other similar certifying organizations

  • Removal time after notice6 months

    The owner of an unused facility shall remove the entire system within six months of receipt of notice

  • Landscaping and screening

    Landscaping and screening shall be provided for ground mounted solar to block visibility of the backside of the panel(s) and ancillary equipment from adjacent properties

  • Site plan submission

    Any small or medium-scale solar energy facility shall submit a site plan to the Zoning Administrator

  • Underground wiring

    All wiring not on the solar arrays shall be underground except where necessary to connect to the public utility

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From the ordinance

The design and installation of all solar energy facilities shall conform to applicable industry standards...
Section 36.405