CHAPTER 1154
Alternative Energy Facilities

1154.01   Purpose and intent.

1154.02   Definitions.

1154.03   Compliance and permit required.

1154.04   Use to be accessory.

1154.05   Roof mounted solar arrays.

1154.06   Free-standing or ground mounted solar arrays.

1154.07   Roof mounted wind energy facilities.

1154.08   Free-standing or ground mounted wind energy facilities.

1154.01 PURPOSE AND INTENT.

   The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for the construction and operation of Alternative Energy Facilities as accessory uses in various Use Districts within the City, to provide standards for the placement, design, and operation of such facilities in order to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize the adverse impacts of Alternative Energy Facilities on adjacent properties and on the aesthetic quality of the City.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1154.02 DEFINITIONS.

   The words and terms used in this Chapter shall have the following meanings:

   (a)   "Alternative Energy Facility" means a Solar Array or Wind Energy Facility intended to provide electrical power primarily for consumption on-site.

   (b)   "Solar Array" means any collection of Solar Panels, connectors, battery banks, controllers, wiring, meters, and switching devices intended to work in combination to convert solar energy to electrical power.

   (c)   "Solar Panel" means any device used for collecting solar energy and converting it to electrical power.

   (d)   "Wind Energy Facility" means any combination of equipment, machinery, and structures used to convert kinetic wind energy into electrical power.

      (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)