Section M.4
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum sound level60 dBA
Audible sound from a solar energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) dBA
Other
- Bufferyard rows3 rows
three (3), staggered rows of trees and shrubs
- Bufferyard spacing8 ft
installed a maximum of eight (8) feet on center
- Bufferyard width50 ft
a minimum fifty-foot wide bufferyard shall be installed or retained
- Decommissioning required
written agreement to decommission solar energy equipment
- Fencing around arrays only
Fencing shall be placed around the solar arrays, inverters, and substation only and not the whole site
Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt
- Security fencing required
enclosed by security fencing
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from historical/cultural/school250 ft
two hundred and fifty (250) feet from any structure with documented historical significance, a cemetery, a cultural resource, or a school
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines75 ft
setback at least seventy-five (75) feet from all property lines
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential parcels125 ft
at least one hundred, one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet from any residential parcels
From the ordinance
Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities: Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height... Audible sound shall not exceed sixty (60) dBA... setback at least seventy-five (75) feet from all property lines...