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Ordinance 883 Page 3 SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby adds Chapter 1128 to of the Mounds View Zoning Code pertaining to Renewable Energy Systems by deleting the stricken language and adding the underlined text as follows: CHAPTER 1128, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 1128.01: PURPOSE: The purpose of this chapter is to promote safe, effective and efficient use of alternative energy sources and systems as the technology becomes available. The intent is also to establish standards and procedures by which the installation and operation of these renewable energy systems shall be governed within the City. 1128.02: DEFINITIONS: When used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: ACTIVE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM: A solar energy system whose primary purpose is to harvest energy by transforming solar energy into another form of energy or transferring heat from a collector to another medium using mechanical, electrical, or chemical means. BUILDING-INTEGRATED SOLAR SYSTEM: An active solar system that is an integral part of a principal or accessory building, rather than a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural component of the building. Building-integrated systems include, but are not limited to, photovoltaic or hot water solar systems that are contained within roofing materials, windows, skylights, and awnings. CLOSED LOOP GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM: A system that circulates a heat transfer fluid, typically food-grade antifreeze, through pipes or coils buried, beneath the land surface or anchored to the bottom in a body of water. FEEDER LINE: Any power line that carries electrical power from one or more wind turbines or individual transformers associated with an individual wind turbine to the point of interconnection with the electric power grid. In the case of interconnection with the high voltage transmission systems the point of interconnection shall be the substation serving the WECS.