Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Building permit required
All PV and MWT systems shall require a building permit.
- Exterior electrical lines buried
For ground-mounted systems, all exterior electrical lines must be buried.
- Framing and wiring painted to match
For building-mounted systems, all framing, piping, control devices and wiring must be painted to match the color of the roof or the element upon which it is installed.
- Signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. on system
No signs or graphic content may be displayed on the system except the manufacturer's badge, safety information and equipment specification information.
Other
- Maximum distance from roof for angled roof PV6 inches
On an angled roof, the system must be installed at the same angle as the roof on which it is installed with a maximum distance between the roof and highest edge or surface of the system, measured perpendicular to the roof, of 6 inches.
- Maximum extension of building-mounted MWT above roof peak6 ft
Building-mounted MWT systems may extend up to 6 feet above the peak of the roof.
- Maximum extension above flat roof (nonresidential)6 ft
On a flat roof, the highest point of the system may extend up to six (6) feet above the roof to which it is attached on a nonresidential building.
- Maximum extension above flat roof (residential)2 ft
On a flat roof, the highest point of the system may extend up to two (2) feet above the roof to which it is attached on a residential building...
- Ground-mounted MWT location
Ground-mounted MWT shall be located only in a rear yard and shall have a setback from the boundaries of the lot equal to the height fall zone of the windmill.
- Ground-mounted systems subject to accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Ground-mounted systems and ground-mounted equipment associated with either a building or ground-mounted PV or MWT system are subject to the accessory use or structure setback requirements in the zoning district in which the system is to be provided.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of ground-mounted MWT35 ft
The maximum height of a ground-mounted MWT shall be 35 feet.
- Maximum MWT per lot1 turbine
No more than 1 MWT will be permitted on a lot.
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of rotating blades above ground20 ft
The lowest point of the rotating blades shall be a minimum of 20 feet above the ground.
- MWT lighting prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
A MWT shall not be lighted internally or externally and shall be finished in nonreflective material and muted colors.
- Screening of rooftop equipment on nonresidential
On nonresidential buildings, all such rooftop equipment visible from a public street shall be screened from view by a parapet wall not greater than five feet in height.
- Maximum turbine blade length5 ft
Turbine blades may be up to 5 feet in length.
- Maximum vertical axis turbine width48 inches
Vertical axis turbines may have a total horizontal width of up to 48 inches (measured from the outside edge of blades at their widest point).
From the ordinance
Building-mounted PV systems are permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use to any permitted principal use on the same lot... MWT systems shall be permitted only in the CRA-1, Commercial Residential Annexation, and the CI-1, Commercial Limited Industrial/Flex, zoning districts...