Winchester, Virginia · General provision

18-10.1

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Solar panel location restriction

    A surface-mounted solar energy system may not be located on any surface, excluding roofs, of a structure that fronts a public right-of-way.

  • Solar panel projection on pitched roof

    On a pitched roof surface which does not front a public right-of-way, a surface-mounted solar energy system may project vertically up to the highest point of the pitch.

  • Solar panel projection limit12 in

    A surface-mounted solar energy system may not project more than 12 inches from any surface of any structure, unless allowed pursuant to subsections c or d.

  • Solar energy systems that generate energy for on-site use are permitted by right as an accessory use when they are mounted to structures which are used for a permitted principal use, or structures accessory thereto which are used chiefly for an accessory use unrelated to solar, provided that the surface mounted solar energy system conforms to all of the following requirements.

From the ordinance

Special regulations pertaining to solar energy systems. Structure Mounted Systems: Solar energy systems that generate energy for on-site use are permitted by right as an accessory use when they are mounted to structures which are used for a permitted principal use, or structures accessory thereto which are used chiefly for an accessory use unrelated to solar, provided that the surface mounted solar energy system conforms to all of the following requirements.
18-10.1