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B. Applicants for Conditional Accessory Lower -Potency Hemp Edible Sales shall follow the conditional use permit procedures prescribed in Section 1355.04, subd. 3, and Appendix A, Procedure Manual. The City shall review a site plan and specifics of the proposed lower -potency hemp edibles business. (added 8/28/2023) Subd. 7 Solar Energy Systems A. Solar energy systems are an accessory use in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Zoning Districts subject to the following requirements: 1. Height. Solar energy systems must meet the following height requirements: a. Roof- mounted solar energy systems shall not exceed the maximum allowed building height in any zoning district. For purposes for height measurement, solar energy systems other than building -integrated systems shall be considered to be mechanical devices and are restricted consistent with other such mechanical devices. b. Ground- or pole -mounted solar energy systems shall not exceed 15 feet in height or the height of the principal structure to which it is accessory, whichever is lower, when oriented at maximum tilt. 2. Setback. Solar energy systems must meet the accessory structure setback for the zoning district in which the system is located. a. Roof -mounted systems: Consistent with the required building setback, the collector surface and mounting devices for roof -mounted solar systems shall not extend beyond the exterior perimeter of the building on which the system is mounted or built. Exterior piping for solar hot water systems shall be allowed to extend beyond the perimeter of the building on a side yard exposure. b. Ground- or pole -mounted solar energy systems are only permitted in rear yards and may extend into the required rear yard accessory structure setback when oriented at minimum design tilt. 3. Visibility. Solar energy systems shall be designed to blend into the architecture of the building, and minimize the view from public rights -of -way other than alleys as well as adjacent property. The color of the solar collector is not required to be consistent with other roofing materials. a. Building integrated photovoltaic systems. Building integrated photovoltaic solar energy systems shall be allowed regardless of whether the system is visible from the public right- of-way, provided the building component in which the system is integrated meets all required setbacks and regulations for the district in which the building is located. b. Solar energy systems with mounting devices. Roof -mounting devices or ground - mounted solar energy systems shall not be restricted if the system is not visible from the closest edge of any public right-of-way other than an alley. Roof -mounted systems that are visible from the nearest edge of the street frontage right-of-way shall be reviewed by the Community Development Department to ensure the system meets the wind load standards for the roof and not have a highest finished pitch steeper than the roof pitch on which the system is mounted, and shall be no higher than 12 inches above the roof.