Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 05/05/2014

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conditional use permit therefore as hereinafter provided. Routine maintenance of the WECS and related structures shall not require the issuance of a conditional use permit. (14) Violations. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (15) Existing WECS. Any WECS in existence as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section derives, which do not conform to or comply with this section of the Code are subject to the following provisions: a. The WECS may continue in use for the purpose now used and as now existing but may not be replaced or materially altered without complying in all respects with this section. b. If such WECS are hereafter damaged or destroyed due to any reason or cause whatsoever, the WECS may be repaired and restored to its former use, location, and physical dimensions upon obtaining a building permit therefor, but without otherwise complying with this section, provided, however, that if the cost of repairing the WECS to its former use, physical dimensions, and location would exceed 50 percent of the cost of a new WECS of like kind and quality, then the WECS may not be repaired or restored except in full compliance with this section. (c) Solar energy systems. In all districts, solar energy systems shall be permitted as an accessory use in accordance with the standards in this section. (1) Exemptions. Passive or building- integrated solar energy systems are exempt from the requirements of this section and shall be regulated as any other building element. (2) Standards. a. Location. Ground - mounted solar energy systems may be permitted in any yard. b. Setbacks. 1. Ground- mounted solar energy systems shall be located on a property such that the distance to the closest property boundary is at least equal to the height of the solar energy system at its maximum designed tilt. 2. Building- mounted solar energy systems shall comply with all building setbacks in the applicable zoning district and shall not extend beyond the perimeter of the building on which the system is mounted unless the mounting system has been explicitly engineered to safely extend beyond the edge. c. Height. 1. The height of ground- mounted solar energy systems at maximum designed tilt shall not exceed the distance from the nearest property boundary or the maximum allowable building height for the applicable zoning district, whichever is more restrictive. 2. Building- mounted solar energy systems shall comply with the maximum allowable building height for the applicable zoning district. d. Easements. Solar energy systems shall not encroach on public drainage, utility, roadway or trail easements. e. Feeder lines. The electrical collection system shall be placed underground within the interior of each property. The collection system may be placed overhead near substations or points of interconnection to the electric grid.