(A) Except as provided under subsection (B), the Commission shall not prohibit the installation of a solar collector that gathers solar radiation as a substitute for traditional energy for water heating, active space heating and cooling, passive heating, or generating electricity for a residential property, and no person shall be denied permission to install a solar collector that gathers solar radiation as a substitute for traditional energy for water heating, active space heating and cooling, passive heating, or generating electricity for a residential property. As used in this section, the term residential property means property where the predominant use is for residential purposes.
(B) No solar collector described in subsection (A) shall be allowed that is visible by a person on the ground:
(1) On the façade of a structure that faces areas open to common or public access;
(2) On a roof surface that slopes downward toward the same areas open to common or public access that the façade of the structure faces; or
(3) Within the area set off by a line running across the façade of the structure extending to the property boundaries on either side of the façade, and those areas of common or public access faced by the structure.
(C) Additional requirements, standards and restrictions concerning the installation and use of a solar collector shall be set forth in the “Historic Preservation Commission’s Design Standards”.
(Ord. No. 10-50, § 1, 6-10-2010; Ord. No. 21-032, § 1, passed 6-21-2021)