Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 18 feet, measured from the highest natural grade below each solar panel.
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, as part of its application, written certification from the Federal Aviation Administration that the location of the facility poses no hazard to or interfere with airport operations.
- Buffer rows4 rows
If no such barrier exists then the applicant shall establish this landscaped strip consisting of four rows of staggered evergreens ten feet apart and on 15-foot centers.
- Buffer tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. at planting5 ft
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.
- Buffer width300 ft
The buffer shall consist of a landscaping strip at least 300 feet wide, shall be located within the setbacks required, and shall circle the entire perimeter of the property.
- Decommissioning timeline6 months
The project shall be deconstructed and removed within six months after the project sites are permanently decommissioned.
Such fencing shall enclose the project area at least six feet in height and be equipped with appropriate anticlimbing devices, such as strands of barbed wire on top of the fence.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public rights-of-way300 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.
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. Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 18 feet.