Sec. 4-608
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- public rights of way, main buildings, adjacent property lines
- Applies within
- 300 ft
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Protection of floodplains, wetlands, steep slopes
All floodplains, wetlands, and steep slopes shall be protected from clearing, grading, filling, or construction, except as may be approved by the administrator for essential infrastructure.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of ground-mounted solar panels18 ft
Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 18 feet, measured from the highest natural grade below each solar panel.
Lighting
- Dark sky compliant lighting
Lighting on the site shall be dark sky compliant.
Noise
- Noise requirement
Noise requirements for solar energy projects shall be no more stringent than noise requirements for other types of development in the underlying zoning district.
Other
- Airport proximity restriction
These facilities shall not be located within one mile of an airport unless the applicant submits, as part of its application, written certification from the Federal Aviation Administration that the location of the facility poses no hazard to or interfere with airport operations.
- Annual inspections required
All active solar energy facilities shall be inspected by county staff on an annual basis to ensure compliance with applicable state building and electrical standards.
- Buffer planting requirements
If no such barrier exists then the applicant shall establish this landscaped strip consisting of four rows of staggered evergreens ten feet apart and on 15-foot centers. Such trees shall be at least five feet tall at the time of planting and expected to grow to a minimum height of 20 feet within 10 years.
- Decommissioning required
The project shall be deconstructed and removed within six months after the project sites are permanently decommissioned.
- Security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Such fencing shall enclose the project area at least six feet in height and be equipped with appropriate anticlimbing devices, such as strands of barbed wire on top of the fence.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. between fence and buffer25 ft
A 25 foot setback shall be provided between perimeter security fencing and vegetative buffer for emergency access.
- Groundwater monitoring required
Ground water monitoring to assess the level of groundwater contamination shall take place prior to, during, and upon construction of the project throughout the area of the solar energy generation facility.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public rights of way300 ft
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights of way and main buildings on adjoining parcels and from adjacent property lines.
- Removal of inoperative components
All inoperative components of the facility shall be removed from the project parcels within six months of inoperability.
- Vegetative buffer width300 ft
The buffer shall consist of a landscaping strip at least 300 feet wide, shall be located within the setbacks required, and shall circle the entire perimeter of the property.
Signage
- Signage restrictions
Solar equipment shall not be used for displaying any advertising except for reasonable identification of the manufacturer or operator of the solar energy project.
From the ordinance
The project area shall be set back at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights of way and main buildings on adjoining parcels and from adjacent property lines.