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<br />D. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS: In addition to the standards required above, the following standards shall apply to all <br />Solar Energy Systems. <br /> <br />1. Compliance with Building Code. All SES’s shall require a building permit, shall be subject to the approval of <br />the County Building Official, and shall be consistent with the State of Minnesota Building Code. <br /> <br />2. Compliance with State Electric Code. All photovoltaic systems shall comply with the Minnesota State Electric <br />Code. <br /> <br />3. Compliance with State Plumbing Code. Solar thermal systems shall comply with applicable Minnesota State <br />Plumbing Code requirements. <br />4. Compliance with MN Energy Code. All SES’s shall comply with HVAC-related requirements of the Energy <br />Code. <br /> <br />5. Utility Notification. No grid-intertied photovoltaic system shall be installed until the owner has submitted <br />notification to the utility company of the customer’s intent to install an interconnected customer-owned <br />generator. Off-grid systems are exempt from this requirement. <br /> <br />6. Security and equipment buildings. Security and equipment buildings on the site of solar farms shall be <br />permitted uses accessory to the solar farm. <br /> <br />7. Controlled Access. The owner or operator shall contain all unenclosed electrical conductors located above <br />ground within structures that control access . <br /> <br />E. SOLAR SITE PLAN REQIREMENTS <br /> <br />1. A Solar Site Plan application shall be filed for all Ground Mount Solar Energy Systems sited on parcels 20 acres or <br />less in size, contiguous or aggregate. The site area footprint size shall be computed by a determination of the Zoning <br />Administrator. <br /> <br />2. Solar Site Plans shall require approval by the Zoning Administrator. Such approval shall be issued <br />following an Administrative determination that the design requirements of this Ordinance have been met. <br /> <br />F. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />1. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) shall be required for a Community Solar Energy System or a Solar Farm which is <br />situated, (or which is staged to be eventually situated) on a contiguous or aggregate site area footprint larger than 20 <br />acres in size, whether commonly owned/controlled or otherwise. Solar Farms and CSES’s located on a site area 20 <br />acres or less (contiguous or aggregate) in size shall be permitted uses. The site area footprint size shall be computed <br />by a determination of the Zoning Administrator. <br /> <br />2. A CSES or Solar Farm which has the capacity to generate 50 megawatts or more shall fall under the jurisdiction of <br />the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and shall not be subject to County review. <br /> <br />3. Landscaping: <br />Buffer Screening from routine view of the public right-of-way and immediately adjacent residences shall be required in <br />an attempt to minimize the visual impact of above grade site improvements and any extensive or imposing perimeter <br />security fencing that is proposed. Low lying screening, shrubbery, or other native vegetation shall be required around <br />site perimeters or perimeter security fencing. <br /> <br />4. Corridor Preservation: <br />Natural wildlife, wetland, woodland or other lineal corridors shall remain open to travel by native fauna, reptilia and <br />avialae. Perimeter fencing and security measures must accommodate unimpeded wildlife migration through large <br />solar array development sites and areas. Plan approval may require corridor replacement, relocation, removal, and/or <br />protection as determined by the Zoning Administrator. <br />
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