(A) Maintenance.
(1) Annual report. The applicant must submit on an annual basis on the anniversary date of the special use permit application, an operation and maintenance report to the county. The report shall contain the following information: (i) a general description of any physical repairs, replacements or modifications) to the commercial solar energy facility and/or its infrastructure; (ii) complaints pertaining to setbacks, noise, appearance, safety, lighting and use of any public roads received by the applicant concerning the commercial solar energy facility and the resolution of such complaints; (iii) calls for emergency sendees; (iv) status of liability insurance; and (v) a general summary of service calls to the commercial solar energy facility. Failure to provide the annual report shall be considered a material violation of this chapter and subject to § 156.09.
(2) Re-certification. Any physical modification to the commercial solar energy facility that alters the mechanical load, mechanical load path, or major electrical components shall require re-certification under this chapter. Like-kind replacements and modifications that are made in the ordinary course of operations, including expected repairs and warranty items, shall not require re-certification. Prior to making any physical modification (other than a like-kind replacement or other modifications made in the ordinary course of operations), the applicant shall confer with a relevant third-party certifying entity identified in the Design and Safety Certification section of this chapter to determine whether the physical modification requires re-certification.
(B) Coordination with emergency responders.
(1) The applicant shall submit to the local emergency responders a copy of the site plan, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs), and any amendments to such documents, for the commercial solar energy facility so that the local law enforcement, fire protection district and rescue units, emergency medical service providers and emergency management service providers that have jurisdiction over each tower site may evaluate and coordinate their emergency response plans with the applicant of the commercial solar energy facility.
(2) The applicant, at its expense, shall provide annual training for, and the necessary equipment to, the operator and local emergency response authorities and their personnel so that they can properly respond to a potential emergency at the commercial solar energy facility.
(3) The applicant and the operator shall cooperate with all local emergency responders to develop an emergency response plan. The plan shall include, at a minimum, 24-hour contact information (names, titles, email addresses, cell phone numbers) for the applicant and the operator and at least three designated commercial solar energy facility representatives (a primary representative with two alternate representatives, each of whom are on-call "24 hours per day / 7 days per week / 365 days per year"). Any change in the designated commercial solar energy facility representative or his/her contact information shall be promptly communicated to the county. The content of the emergency response plan, including the 24-hour contact information, shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis.
(4) Nothing in this section shall alleviate the need to comply with all other applicable life safety, fire / emergency laws and regulations.
(C) Water, sewer, materials handling, storage and disposal.
(1) All solid wastes related to the construction, operation and maintenance of the commercial solar energy facility shall be removed from the site promptly and disposed of in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
(2) All hazardous materials related to the construction, operation and maintenance of the commercial solar energy facility shall be handled, stored, transported and disposed of in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal laws.
(3) The commercial solar energy facility shall comply with existing septic and well regulations as required by the County Health Department and the State of Illinois Department of Public Health.
(D) Signage. Signage regulations are to be consistent with ANSI standards. A reasonably visible warning sign concerning voltage shall be placed at the base of all pad-mounted transformers and substations, and at all entrances to the commercial solar energy facility.
(E) Drainage systems. The applicant, at its expense, will repair, in a prompt and timely manner, all waterways, drainage ditches, agricultural drainage systems, field tiles, or any other private and public infrastructure improvements damaged during construction, maintenance and operation phases of the commercial solar energy facility in accordance with the Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement.
(Ord. O-146-05-23, passed 5-11-2023)