M-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The project area must be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height and equipped with appropriate anticlimbing device such as strands of barbed wire on top of the fence.
Height
Utility scale solar installations may not exceed a height of 20 feet, which shall be measured from the highest natural grade below each solar panel.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum vegetative buffer width150 ft
A vegetative buffer sufficient to mitigate the visual impact of the facility is required. The buffer must consist of a landscaping strip at least 150 feet wide, located within the required setbacks and shall run around the entire perimeter of the project area.
Other
- Maximum site clearing per phase100 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Site clearing shall not exceed 100 acres for each phase of development.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines150 ft
All ground-mounted minor and utility-scale solar energy facilities shall be set back at least 150 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and from adjacent property lines.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public rights-of-way150 ft
All ground-mounted minor and utility-scale solar energy facilities shall be set back at least 150 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and from adjacent property lines.
From the ordinance
Utility scale solar installations shall be allowed solely by conditional use permit in the M-1 district. ... All ground-mounted minor and utility-scale solar energy facilities shall be set back at least 150 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and from adjacent property lines. ... Utility scale solar installations may not exceed a height of 20 feet.