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2. Ground mounted SES shall be screened from view to the extent <br />possible without reducing their efficiency. Screening may include <br />walls, fences or landscaping. <br /> <br />c. Notification. Prior to the installation of a SES, the operator must provide <br />evidence showing their regular electrical service provider has been informed <br />of the customer’s intent to install an interconnected, customer-owned SES. <br />Off-grid systems shall be exempt from this requirement. <br /> <br />d. Feeder lines. Any lines accompanying a SES, other than those attached to <br />on-site structures by leads, shall be buried within the interior of the subject <br />parcel, unless there are existing lines in the area which the lines <br />accompanying an SES can be attached. <br /> <br />e. Commercial. All SES shall be limited to the purpose of on-site energy <br />production, except that any additional energy produced above the total onsite <br />demand may be sold to the operator’s regular electrical service provider in <br />accordance with any agreement provided by the same or applicable <br />legislation. <br /> <br />f. Restrictions on SES Limited. No homeowners’ agreement, covenant, <br />common interest community, or other contract between multiple property <br />owners within a subdivision of Mounds View shall restrict or limit solar <br />systems to a great extent that Mounds View’s renewable energy ordinance. <br /> <br />g. Mounds View encourages solar access to be protected in all new subdivisions <br />and allows for existing solar to be protected consistent with Minnesota <br />Statutes. Any solar easements filed, must be consistent with Minnesota <br />Statutes, Chapter 500, Section 30. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Abandonment: A SES that is allowed to remain in a nonfunctional or <br />inoperative state for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, and which is not <br />brought in operation within the time specified by the City, shall be presumed <br />abandoned and may be declared a public nuisance subject to removal at the <br />expense of the operator. <br /> <br /> <br />1128.04: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES AND SYSTEMS <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Districts: Ground source heat pump systems (GSHPS) shall be allowed as an <br />accessory use in all zoning districts. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. General Standards: <br /> <br />a. All components of GSHPS including pumps, borings and loops shall be <br />setback at least five (5) feet from all lot lines. <br /> <br />b. Easements. All components of GSHPS shall not encroach on easements. <br /> <br />c. GSHPS are prohibited in surface waters and wetlands. <br />4 <br />