Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

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b. Ground-mounted Systems: Ground-mounted solar energy systems shall not extend into the 4200 required side- or rear-yard setback when oriented at minimum design tilt. 4201 3. Visibility: Active solar energy systems shall be designed to blend into the architecture of the 4202 building or be screened from routine view from public rights-of- way other than alleys. The color 4203 of the solar collector is not required to be consistent with other roofing materials. 4204 a. Building-integrated Photovoltaic Systems: Building-integrated photovoltaic systems shall be 4205 allowed regardless of visibility, provided the building component in which the system is 4206 integrated meets all required setback, land use, and performance standards for the district in 4207 which the building is located. 4208 b. Solar Energy Systems with Mounting Devices: Roof- or ground-mount solar energy systems 4209 shall not be restricted if the system is not visible from the closest edge of any public right-of-4210 way other than an alley. Roof-mounted systems that are visible from the nearest edge(s) of the 4211 street frontage right(s)-of-way shall be reviewed and approved by Community Development 4212 staff to ensure the system meets the wind load standards for the roof and there are not major 4213 aesthetic impacts with the system to the surrounding properties. 4214 c. Coverage: Roof- or building- mounted systems, excluding building-integrated systems, shall 4215 not cover more than 80% of the south-facing or flat roof upon which the panels are mounted, 4216 and shall be set back from the roof edge by a minimum of 1 foot. The surface area of pole or 4217 ground mount systems shall not exceed half the building footprint of the principal structure. 4218 4. Approved Components: Electric solar energy system components must have a UL listing. 4219 5. Plan Approval Required: All solar energy systems shall require administrative plan approval by 4220 the Community Development Department. 4221 a. Applications: Plan application for solar energy systems shall be accompanied by scaled 4222 horizontal and vertical (elevation) drawings. The drawings must show the location of the 4223 system on the building, or on the property for a ground-mount system, including the property 4224 lines. 4225 b. Pitched-roof-mounted Systems; For all roof-mounted systems other than a flat roof the 4226 elevation drawings shall show the highest finished slope of the solar collector and the slope of 4227 the finished roof surface on which it is mounted. 4228 c. Flat-roof-mounted Systems: For flat-roof applications a drawing shall be submitted showing 4229 the distance to the roof edge and any parapets on the building and shall identify the height of 4230 the building on the street frontage side, the shortest distance of the system from the street 4231 frontage edge of the building, and the highest finished height of the solar collector above the 4232 finished surface of the roof. 4233 6. Plan Approvals: Applications that meet the design requirements of this policy shall be granted 4234 administrative approval by the Community Development Department and shall not require 4235 Planning Commission review. Plan approval does not indicate compliance with Building Code or 4236 Electric Code. 4237 7. Compliance with Building Code: All active solar energy systems shall require building permits. 4238