Accessory ground-mounted solar energy systems
a. Accessory ground-mounted SES shall be reviewed and permitted under Article VII, Major Land Development or Subdivision, and where necessary Article XV, Unified Development Review, of Appendix B, Land Development and Subdivision Regulations.
b. At the time of application, the applicant must demonstrate that any ground-mounted accessory SES has been designed to produce no more than 125 percent of the energy that is necessary to support the existing or currently proposed primary use of the parcel, and not to exceed 40,000 square feet solar lot coverage.
c. Where there is an existing primary or agricultural use, the applicant shall provide the energy consumption documentation for the use(s) for the previous three-year period. For all new parcels where ground-mounted accessory solar is proposed, the applicant shall provide an estimate of energy usage for the proposed primary or agricultural use, prepared and certified by a qualified engineer or by the utility.
(Ord. of 11-14-22(2); Ord. No. 2024-0013, 9-9-24)