Ord. No. O-22-13, § 1; Sec. 90-1031
Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum noise level20 dBA
The average noise generated from the battery energy storage systems... shall not exceed a noise level of 20 dBA as measured at the outside wall the property line of any surrounding non-participating residence or occupied community building in the R-A and A Zoning Districts.
Other
- Security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft
shall be enclosed by a seven-foot-high security type fence
- Distance from occupied dwelling1,000 ft
No firearm shall be discharged within 1,000 feet of an occupied dwelling, structure, or boundary of the applicant's property.
- Distance from public road300 ft
The point of discharge of firearms must be at least 300 feet from the right-of-way of a public road or private easement
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for BESS217,800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall have a minimum lot size of five acres
The use of rifles is prohibited.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines
Tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall comply with the setback requirements of the underlying zoning district for principal structures or 100 feet, whichever is greatest.
- Vegetation clearance from BESS20 ft
Areas within 20 feet on each side of tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall be cleared of combustible vegetation
From the ordinance
Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a special exception... Turkey shoots are permitted by special exception in the A-1 general agricultural and R-A residential agricultural districts