§ 154.2.178
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- SED may be located only in the Ag/Rural Business and Existing Industrial Districts
Uses
Permitted by right2
- Generation of solar electrical power using photovoltaic panels
- Facilities to maintain, operate, manage and transmit that power to the electrical public utility grid
Accessory1
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum support building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Support and maintenance buildings are accessory uses in an SED and cannot be higher than 25 feet.
Lighting
- Outdoor lighting per §154.2.112(D)
Any installed lighting shall be in accordance with § 154.2.112(D), Outdoor Lighting Standards, of this chapter.
Noise
- Maximum noise level at property line60 DBA
Noise generated by the facility shall be limited to 60 DBA as measured at the property line.
Other
- Abandonment period12 months
Any solar energy power generating system that has not operated for a continuous period of 12 months shall be considered unused and abandoned.
- Vegetated buffer width50 ft
A vegetated buffer is required that consists of a landscaped strip at least 50 feet wide measured from each boundary line of the SED around the entire perimeter.
- Minimum panel heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade4 ft
The lowest surface of any panel shall be a minimum of four feet above the finished grade.
- Removal timeframe after notice6 months
The owner of an unused system shall remove the entire system within six months of receipt of notice.
- Screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Buffer of plant materials that are mature enough to effectively screen the view, to eight feet above ground level.
- US 13 access limit1 entrance
If no secondary road is available, US 13 access is limited to one entrance per SED.
From the ordinance
The SED may be located only in the Ag/Rural Business and Existing Industrial Districts. The lowest surface of any panel shall be a minimum of four feet above the finished grade. Noise limited to 60 DBA at property line.