Article 22A
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum ground-mounted solar heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt.
Noise
- Comply with Chapter 8 Noise Control
Solar energy systems shall comply with Chapter 8, Article II, Noise Control, of the Nelson County Code.
Other
- Removal within 365 days of abandonment365 days
Within three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the date of abandonment or discontinuation, the owner or operator shall complete the physical removal of the solar energy project and site restoration.
- Bonding required before building permit
Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit for a solar energy system, the applicant shall submit a bond...
- Decommissioning plan required
As part of the project application, the applicant shall submit a decommissioning plan...
- Large solar vegetative buffer width20 ft
A twenty-foot-wide vegetative buffer yard for the purpose of screening shall be provided and maintained adjacent to any residential property line or roadway.
- Large solar setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines100 ft
All equipment, accessory structures and operations associated with a large solar energy system shall be setback at least one hundred (100) feet from all property lines...
- Large solar setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residentially zoned properties200 ft
...and at least two hundred (200) feet from any residentially zoned properties...
- Large solar underground wires required
In the construction and installation of a large solar energy system, the owner or operator shall install all electrical wires associated with the large solar energy system underground...
- Ocular impact study if required by FAA
When required by the FAA, an ocular impact study shall be performed...
Signage
- Large solar signage restrictions
Solar equipment shall not be used for displaying any advertising except for reasonable identification of the manufacturer or operator... All signs, flags, streamers or similar items... are prohibited on solar equipment except as follows...
- Small solar signage prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No signs or advertising of any type may be placed on the small solar energy system unless required by any state or federal agency.
From the ordinance
Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt. All equipment, accessory structures and operations associated with a large solar energy system shall be setback at least one hundred (100) feet from all property lines and at least two hundred (200) feet from any residentially zoned properties. A twenty-foot-wide vegetative buffer yard...