(A) In order to balance the need for clean, renewable energy resources and the necessity to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community, the following regulations are necessary to ensure that alternative energy systems are appropriately designed and safely sited and installed.
(B) This subchapter establishes the regulations and criteria which allow compatible alternative energy systems to be located within the various land use districts in association with a principle use or structure. In the event of a conflict between the development standards in this subchapter and the
development standards in the applicable use district, the standards of this subchapter are to be used.
(C) Commercial alternative energy systems having a combined faceplate power capacity of 500 kW or more are conditionally permitted in all zoning districts.
(Ord. 05-2011, passed 5-2-11; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)