Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Decommissioning time after cessation90 days
The owner shall remove all solar energy systems, solar panels and support structures, buildings, cabling, electrical components, roads and any other associated equipment within ninety (90) days of cessation or abandonment of the use.
- Ground-mounted solar prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
The solar energy system shall not be placed in the established front yard
- Ground-mounted solar setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. same as accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures
and shall be subject to the same side and rear yard setbacks as other accessory structures.
- Maximum ground-mounted solar footprint as percentage of lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.25 pct
The footprint of the solar energy system shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the lot area of the property on which it is placed
- Maximum ground-mounted solar heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Height of the solar energy system, together with its support structures and associated equipment, shall not exceed twelve (12) feet
- Maximum roof-mounted solar heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above roof5 ft
the height of the solar energy system does not extend more than five (5) feet above the highest point of the roof of the building or structure on which it is installed
- Maximum roof-mounted solar heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. as percentage of dwelling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 pct
or exceed by twenty-five (25) percent the height of the dwelling, whichever is less.
From the ordinance
Roof-mounted: Solar energy systems, including roof tiles, may be installed on the roof of a single-, two-, or multi-family dwelling or on the roof of an accessory building or structure on a single- or two-family dwelling unit lot, provided that the height of the solar energy system does not extend more than five (5) feet above the highest point of the roof of the building or structure on which it is installed or exceed by twenty-five (25) percent the height of the dwelling, whichever is less.