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Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />C HAPTER 8: R ESILIENCE AND S USTAINABILITY <br />P ROTECTING S PECIAL R ESOURCES <br />for protection of special resources, including solar access, historic preservation, and aggregate. <br />These strategies are discussed below. <br />Solar Access Policy: The City will continue to protect the access to direct sunlight for solar <br />energy systems through its zoning and subdivision ordinance. The City will ensure that <br />development decisions do not preclude the possible future development and use of solar <br />energy systems. <br />To ensure the availability of solar access, the City of Centerville will, whenever possible, protect <br />access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems on principle structures. The City of Centerville <br />will consider solar access in the review of site plans and planning decisions. <br />Solar Access Strategy: The City will consider enrolling in cost-free technical planning and policy <br />assistance programs such as the U.S. Department <br />in these programs will provide the City with guidance as it relates to the development of policy, <br />strategy, and regulation of solar energy systems. <br />Table 42 Calculations of Centervilles Gross Solar and Rooftop Solar Resource <br />Gross Rooftop Potential Gross Generation Rooftop Generation <br />Potential (Mwh/yr) Potential (Mwh/yr)^2 Potential (Mwh/yr^2) <br />(Mwh/yr) <br />3,476,554 194,304 347,655 19,430 <br /> <br />As part of its implementation plan, the City will be developing an ordinance to regulate both <br />architectural and ground mount solar energy systems. <br />Map 8-1 provided by the Metropolitan Council depicts the gross solar potential for the City. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Page 94 <br /> <br /> <br />