§ 85-650. Permitted uses.

A. 

All principal and accessory uses permitted within the underlying zoning district(s) shall be permitted with the exception of the following uses:

(1) 

Agricultural or nursery use including the retail sale of products raised on the premises.

(2) 

Church or similar place of worship.

(3) 

Day-care facility.

(4) 

Nonmotorized recreational activities.

(5) 

Open farming.

(6) 

Other agriculture.

B. 

All principal and accessory special permit uses within the underlying zoning districts, with the exception of the following uses, shall be permitted:

(1) 

Assembly and social recreation hall or dance hall.

(2) 

Kennels, provided that all activities are contained within the building.

(3) 

Golf course and country club.

(4) 

Public, private school or parochial school, with or without dormitory facilities.

(5) 

Human cemetery.

(6) 

University or college.

C. 

The following special permit uses, when authorized by the Planning Board, shall be subject to the criteria as set forth in Article VIA, § 85-107, in addition to the criteria contained herein:

(1) 

Solar energy production facility.

(a) 

A solar energy production facility shall be permitted subject to the following:

[1] 

Minimum lot area.

[a] 

The minimum lot area for a solar energy production facility shall be a minimum of 20 acres.

[2] 

Minimum lot coverage.

[a] 

The total coverage of a lot with freestanding solar panels cannot exceed 75% lot coverage.

[3] 

Height and setback restrictions.

[a] 

The maximum height for freestanding solar panels located on the ground or attached to a framework located on the ground shall not exceed 20 feet in height above the ground.

[b] 

A minimum setback for a solar energy production facility and equipment used in conjunction with the solar farm shall be located at least 50 feet from any residential dwelling or zone other than a dwelling owned by the owner of the land on which the solar farm is located.

[c] 

A minimum twenty-five-foot perimeter landscaped buffer shall be provided around all mechanical equipment and solar panels to provide screening from adjacent residential properties and Town, county and state roads and shall consist of a variety of native, drought-resistant evergreen plants.

[4] 

Design standards.

[a] 

Ground cover under and between the rows of solar panels shall be low-maintenance, non-fertilizer-dependent, drought-resistant natural flora.

[b] 

Roadways within the site shall not be constructed of impervious materials and shall be designed to minimize the extent of roadways constructed and soil compaction.

[c] 

All on-site utility and transmission lines shall, to the extent feasible, be placed underground.

[d] 

All solar energy production facilities shall be designed and located in order to prevent reflective glare toward any inhabited buildings on adjacent properties as well as adjacent street rights-of-way.

[e] 

All mechanical equipment of a principal solar energy production facility, including any structure for batteries or storage cells, shall be completely enclosed by a minimum six-foot-high or maximum ten-foot-high fence with a self-locking gate, and provided with landscape screening in accordance with the landscaping provisions of this chapter.

[f] 

A solar farm connected to the utility grid shall provide a proof of concept letter, contract or other document from the local utility company acknowledging the solar farm will be interconnected to the utility grid in order to sell electricity to the public utility entity.

[5] 

Signs.

[a] 

A sign not to exceed 2.25 square feet shall be attached to a fence adjacent to the main access gate and shall list the facility name, owner and phone number.

[b] 

A clearly visible warning sign concerning voltage must be placed at the base of all pad-mounted transformers and substations.

Added 7-16-2015 by L.L. No. 14-2015, effective 7-28-2015