Sec. 66-40(f)(3)

Other

• Abandonment period12 months

  Solar facilities which have reached the end of their useful life or have not been in active and continuous service for a period of one year shall be removed at the owner's or operator's expense, except if the project is being repowered or a force majeure event has or is occurring requiring longer repairs; however, the town may require evidentiary support that a longer repair period is necessary.

• Buffer width100 ft

  The facilities, including fencing, shall be significantly screened from the ground-level view of adjacent properties by a buffer zone at least 100 feet wide that shall be landscaped with plant materials consisting of an evergreen and deciduous mix (as approved by town staff), except to the extent that existing vegetation or natural land forms on the site provide such screening as determined by the zoning administrator.

• Maximum area200 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  The minimum area of a utility-scale solar facility shall be two acres, and the maximum area shall be less than 200 acres.

• Maximum site gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. percentage50 pct

  PV solar panels and any associated equipment shall not be located on slopes ten percent or greater and no site shall be graded more than 50 percent of the site surface area.

• Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of lowest panel edge10 ft

  The maximum height of the lowest edge of the photovoltaic panels shall be ten feet as measured from the finished grade.

• Maximum slope for panels10 pct

  PV solar panels and any associated equipment shall not be located on slopes ten percent or greater and no site shall be graded more than 50 percent of the site surface area.

• Maximum structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft

  The maximum height of primary structures and accessory buildings shall be 15 feet as measured from the finished grade at the base of the structure to its highest point, including appurtenances.

• Minimum area2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  The minimum area of a utility-scale solar facility shall be two acres, and the maximum area shall be less than 200 acres.

• Minimum distance from other facility1 miles

  No utility-scale solar facility shall be located within one mile of another existing or permitted utility-scale solar facility unless the combined acreage coverage is less than 400 acres.

• Restoration initiation period6 months

  Re-grading and re-seeding or replanting shall be initiated within a six-month period of removal of equipment.

• Restoration period after removal12 months

  The site shall be re-graded and re-seeded or replanted within 12 months of removal of solar facilities.

• Security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft

  The facilities shall be enclosed by security fencing on the interior of the buffer area (not to be seen by other properties) not less than seven feet in height.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines with dwellings200 ft

  The minimum setback to property lines of parcels with dwellings shall be 200 feet.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other property lines150 ft

  The minimum setback to all other property lines shall be 150 feet.