Sec. 15-289.C
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Abandonment after 6 months6 months
A solar facility, or any portion thereof, shall be considered abandoned when not utilized for the generation of electricity for a continuous period of six months.
- Building-mounted max 6 ft above roof6 ft
Building-mounted equipment is required to comply with applicable building design standards, not exceed height requirements of the building upon which located, and in no case extend more than six feet above the building's roof or parapet.
- Decommissioning plan required
Decommissioning plan is required to be submitted for approval to the director of community development with the required plan of development.
- Ground-mounted max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Ground-mounted facilities must be located no closer to a road than the principal building or use, meet all other principal building setbacks, and not exceed a height of 25 feet.
- Ground-mounted setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from road
Ground-mounted facilities must be located no closer to a road than the principal building or use, meet all other principal building setbacks, and not exceed a height of 25 feet.
- Noise limit 60 dBA60 dBA
Noise generated by the facility cannot exceed the lesser of that permitted for the district or 60 dBA, as measured at property line with any adjacent property not part of facility.
- Must have permitted principal use
Facility is located on a property having a permitted principal use.
- Screening required
Ground-mounted solar equipment must be screened from view of roads and non-manufacturing districts, provided that the director of community development may approve alternative treatments where it is demonstrated that, due to buffers, terrain or other site-specific conditions, the visual impact of the facilities on adjacent properties or rights-of-way is sufficiently mitigated.
From the ordinance
Facility is located on a property having a permitted principal use. Ground-mounted facilities must be located no closer to a road than the principal building or use, meet all other principal building setbacks, and not exceed a height of 25 feet. Ground-mounted solar equipment must be screened from view of roads and non-manufacturing districts, provided that the director of community development may approve alternative treatments where it is demonstrated that, due to buffers, terrain or other site-specific conditions, the visual impact of the facilities on adjacent properties or rights-of-way is sufficiently mitigated. Building-mounted equipment is required to comply with applicable building design standards, not exceed height requirements of the building upon which located, and in no case extend more than six feet above the building's roof or parapet. Noise generated by the facility cannot exceed the lesser of that permitted for the district or 60 dBA, as measured at property line with any adjacent property not part of facility. Decommissioning plan is required to be submitted for approval to the director of community development with the required plan of development. A solar facility, or any portion thereof, shall be considered abandoned when not utilized for the generation of electricity for a continuous period of six months.