Sec. 86-45
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- high-voltage transmission lines
- Applies within
- 5,280 ft
- Geographic extent
- Not more than a mile from existing high-voltage transmission or distribution line rights-of-way
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Supplemental plantings must reach minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. canopy of 20 feet within ten years20 ft
Supplemental plantings must reach a minimum height canopy of 20 feet within ten years.
Other
- Compensation to adjacent property owners per parcel per year500 dollars
it is recommended that solar project operators provide $500.00 per parcel per year to neighboring landowners.
- Annual contribution to county operating budget per MW0.1 pct
Solar project operators should contribute between 0.075% and 0.125% of the county's operating budget as an annual payment per megawatt produced.
- Must begin generating electricity within five years of project approval5 years
Solar project applicants must begin generating electricity within five years of project approval.
- Total approved utility-scale solar facilities shall not exceed 6,343 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.6,343 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
or 6,343 acres
- Total approved utility-scale solar facilities shall not exceed 2% of county acreage2 pct
the total approved utility-scale solar generation facilities shall not exceed two percent of total county acreage or 6,343 acres
- Minimum vegetative buffer around utility-scale solar projects300 ft
Such vegetative buffers shall be a minimum of 300 feet surrounding all utility-scale solar projects.
From the ordinance
Siting agreements between the county and developer shall be required. In addition, such facilities may not locate more than a mile from existing high-voltage transmission or distribution line rights-of-way.