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b. Ground- or pole-mounted solar energy systems are permitted in rear and side vards and <br />may not extend into the required rear or side yard accessory structure setback when <br />oriented at minimum design tilt. <br />3. Visibility. <br />a. Solar energy systems with mounting devices. <br />i. Roof-mounted systems on pitched roofs shall not have a highest finished pitch <br />steeper than the roof pitch on which the system is mounted, and shall be no higher <br />than 12 inches above the roof. <br />ii. Roof-mounted systems on flat roofs shall be no higher than five feet above the <br />finished roof. <br />b. Solar energy systems using a reflector to enhance solar production shall be prohibited <br />4. Coverage. Solar energy systems are subject to lot coverage and impervious surface <br />requirements of the underl3jng zoning district. <br />a. Roof-mounted solar energy systems shall be subject to the Building Code to ensure the <br />system meets the wind load standards for the roof and to ensure ready roof access in the <br />event of a fire or other safety occurrence whereby roof access is needed. <br />b. The surface area of ground- or pole-mounted systems shall be factored as part of the <br />maximum lot coverage by structure and shall not exceed the regulations of the underlying <br />zoning district. <br />c. The surface area of ground- or pole-mounted systems shall be treated as impervious <br />coverage as regulated for each zoning district. If the soil under the panel ggay(s) <br />contains vegetative ground cover, the Zoning Administrator may consider allowing <br />additional impervious coverage Allowed impervious coverage may be increased by up to <br />ten percent above maximum lot coverage for the zoning district provided 100 percent of <br />the excess is accounted for by an approved ground- or pole-mounted solar engM system <br />d. Ground- or pole-mounted systems shall be counted as an accessory structure. <br />5. Plan Approvals. All solar energy systems shall require the issuance of a building permit. <br />a. Applications that meet the requirements of this policy shall be granted zoning approval <br />by the Zoning Administrator. Plan approval by the Zoning Department does not indicate <br />compliance with Building Code or Electric Code. <br />b. A building permit application for a solar energy system shall be accompanied by <br />scaled horizontal and vertical elevation drawings. The drawings must show the location <br />of the system on the building, or on the property for a ground- or pole-mounted system <br />includingthehe propertylines.ines. <br />1. For all roof-mounted systems other than a flat roof the elevation drawings shall <br />show the highest finished slope of the solar collector and the slope of the finished <br />roof surface on which it is mounted. <br />2. For flat-roof applications a drawing shall be submitted showing the distance to the <br />roof edge and any pgapets on the building and shall identify the height of the <br />building on the street frontage side,the shortest distance of the system from the street