(a) The provisions of this section shall be applicable to sections:
14-78: Office and Institutional District;
14-79: Neighborhood Business District;
14-80: Community Business District;
14-81: General Business District;
14-82: Industrial-1;
14-104: Interstate Highway Interchange District.
(b) Solar energy generation facilities shall not be permitted in these districts.
(c) Solar energy systems shall be accessory to a commercial structure.
(1) The solar collector surface shall be limited to 15 percent [of] the gross floor area of the commercial structure, not to exceed 5,000 square feet when ground-mounted; the solar mounting device shall be limited to no more than 50 percent [of] the height of the structure. Ground-mounted systems shall meet the minimum setback distances for the district and be screened from adjacent properties and streets.
(2) The solar collector surface shall not be limited in area when roof-mounted; the solar mounting device shall be limited to no more than 50 percent [of] the height of the structure. Roof-mounted systems shall be engineered as not exceed to structural capacity of the roof.
(3) Wall-mounted units shall be limited to 200 square feet and project no more than 24 inches from the wall surface.
(Amend. of 9-6-2011)