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SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM: A device or structural design feature, a substantial purpose of which is
<br />to provide daylight for interior lighting or provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar
<br />energy for space heating or cooling, electricity generating, or water heating.
<br />SOLAR HEAT EXCHANGER: A component of a solar energy device that is used to transfer heat
<br />from one substance to another, either liquid or gas.
<br />SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM: A system that includes a solar collector and a heat exchanger that
<br />heats or preheats water for building heating systems or other hot water needs, including residential
<br />domestic hot water and hot water for commercial processes.
<br />SOLAR MOLTNTING DEVICES: Devices that allow the mounting of a solar collector onto a roof
<br />surface or the ground.
<br />SOLAR STORAGE UNIT: A component of a solar energy device that is used to store solar generated
<br />electricity or heat for later use.
<br />SOLAR SYSTEM, ACTIVE: A solar energy system that transforms solar energy into another form of
<br />energy or transfers heat from a collector to another medium using mechanical, electrical, or chemical
<br />means.
<br />SOLAR SYSTEM, BUILDING-INTEGRATED: An active solar system that is an integral part of a
<br />principal or accessory building, rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for
<br />an architectural or structural component of the building. Building-integrated systems include but are
<br />not limited to photovoltaic or hot water solar systems that are contained within roofing materials,
<br />windows, skylights, and awnings.
<br />SOLAR SYSTEM, GRID-INTERTIE: A photovoltaic solar system that is connected to an electric
<br />circuit served by an electric utility company.
<br />SOLAR SYSTEM, OFF-GRID: A photovoltaic solar system in which the circuits energized by the
<br />solar system are not electrically connected in any way to electric circuits that are served by an electric
<br />utility company.
<br />SOLAR SYSTEM, PASSIVE: A solar energy system that captures solar light or heat without
<br />transforming it to another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat exchanger.
<br />START OF CONSTRUCTION: For the purpose of floodplain regulation only, the date the building
<br />permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
<br />addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start
<br />means either the first placement of permanent construction on a site, such as the pouring of slab or
<br />footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond initial excavation,
<br />or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include
<br />land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, nor does it include the installation of streets
<br />and/or walkways, nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations or the
<br />erection of temporary forms, nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings,
<br />such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For an
<br />alteration, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other
<br />structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the
<br />building.
<br />STATE: The word "State" shall mean the State of Minnesota.
<br />STORAGE, OUTDOOR: See outdoor storage.
<br />STORY: A story is that portion of a building, other than a basement or mezzanine, included between
<br />the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then
<br />the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. For the purposes of this ordinance, there shall
<br />be only one basement which shall be counted as a story when the front exterior wall of the basement
<br />level is exposed more than 50%.
<br />STREET: A public right-of-way which affords a primary means of access to abutting property.
<br />STRUCTURE: A structure is anything constructed or erected, including paved surfaces, the use of
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