Title 14 RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVE DISTRICT (REID)
Chapter 14.01 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 14.02 - ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT
Chapter 14.03 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—INCENTIVE PLAN
Chapter 14.04 - MAPS
As allowed under A.R.S. Section 11-254.07, Pima County may create a renewable energy incentive district (REID) with specific sites and an incentive plan designed to promote the development of utility-scale solar energy systems on environmentally-suitable lands within unincorporated Pima County.
(Ord. 2012-16 § 1 (part), 2012)
A. Certain terms used in this title shall be defined for purposes of this title only, as follows:
1. Incentive Plan. As adopted by the board of supervisors (refer to Section 14.03.020). The plan has incentives in the form of expedited reviews, reduced fees, and reduced regulations offered by various development review departments.
2. Tier 1 Renewable Energy Incentive District. Specific, mapped sites with applicable performance standards and an incentive plan established by the board of supervisors to provide site development incentives to promote the development and operation of utility-scale renewable energy systems subject to meeting the site location criteria of Section 14.02.010(B) and public notice requirements as set forth in A.R.S. Section 11-254.07.
3. Tier 2 Renewable Energy Incentive District. Specific, mapped sites with applicable performance standards and an incentive plan established by the board of supervisors to provide site development incentives to promote the development and operation of utility-scale renewable energy systems subject to meeting the site location criteria of Section 14.02.020(B) and public notice requirements as set forth in A.R.S. Section 11-254.07.
4. Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield Renewable Energy Incentive District. Specific, mapped sites with applicable performance standards and an incentive plan established by the board of supervisors to provide site development incentives to promote the development and operation of utility-scale renewable energy systems subject to meeting the public notice requirements as set forth in A.R.S. Section 11-254.07 and any additional requirements for development on airport properties as determined by the Tucson Airport Authority.
5. Utility-Scale Solar Energy System. A low-water use system that generates energy primarily intended for off-site consumption. For the purposes of this title, only photo voltaic systems or other technology that does not use any more water than would be used by a photo voltaic system are allowed. Accessory uses may include buildings associated with electrical operational infrastructure such as inverters and transformers.
(Ord. 2012-16 § 1 (part), 2012)