Resource conservation energy facilities may be exempted from floor area ratio and lot coverage requirements in commercial, industrial and public facilities zoning districts, subject to the following regulations:
(a) Architectural review is required pursuant to the provisions of Section 18.76.020;
(b) All facilities shall comply with the performance criteria outlined in Chapter 18.23;
(c) Floor area ratio (FAR) exemptions shall not exceed 3,000 square feet or 2% (.02 FAR) of the site, whichever is less;
(d) Lot coverage exemptions shall not exceed 6,000 square feet or 5% of the site; and
(e) All facilities shall meet the City of Palo Alto's technical eligibility criteria as follows:
(1) Eligible technologies include cogeneration, fuel cells, waste heat recovery, or renewable energy conversion;
(2) Eligible fuels include natural gas or renewable fuels;
(3) Cogeneration facilities must meet and maintain FERC and state efficiency and thermal energy utilization criteria;
(4) All technologies must meet ultra-clean distributed generation efficiency and emissions requirements;
(5) Single system maximum size is 10 megawatts (mW), and no larger than the greater of on-site peak electric load or on-site peak thermal load; and
(6) Incremental water consumption shall be from reclaimed or decontaminated groundwater.
(Ord. 4964 § 17, 2007)