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Current Mounds View City Code for Solar Energy and Wind Generator Systems 1103.04: SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES: Subd. 1. Qualification: To qualify as a solar energy system, the system must be permanently located for not less than ninety (90) days in any calendar year beginning with the first calendar year after completion of construction. Passive solar energy systems are included but not to the extent that they fulfill only recreational uses. Subd. 2. Conditional Use: Solar energy systems and solar structures shall be permitted by conditional use in all districts; provided, that the system and/or structure is in compliance with minimum lot requirements and setbacks and meets the requirements of subdivision 1125.01(3) of this Title, but in no event shall a conditional use permit be granted for a solar energy system or structure which, when installed, would prevent abutting properties from being developed in conformance with all applicable codes or regulations. Subd. 3. Casting of Shadows: No owner, occupier or person in control of property shall allow vegetation or structures to be placed so as to cast a shadow on a solar energy system which is greater than the shadow cast by a hypothetical wall ten feet (10') high located along the boundary of said property between the hours of nine thirty o'clock (9:30) A.M. and two thirty o'clock (2:30) P.M. Central Standard Time on December 21; provided, however, this standard shall not apply to vegetation or structures which cast a shadow upon the solar energy system at the time of installation of said solar energy system or to vegetation existing at the time of installation of said solar energy system. Subd. 4. Violation Declared Nuisance: Violation of this standard shall constitute a private nuisance, and any owner or occupant whose solar energy system is shaded because of such violation so that performance of the system is impaired may have in tort for the damages sustained thereby and may have such nuisance abated. (1988 Code §40.04) 1103.05: WIND GENERATOR SYSTEMS: Subd. 1. Height: The height of a wind generator system shall not exceed thirty feet (30') above the height of the principal structure. Subd. 2. Anchorage: Anchorage of the system's tower shall not be located within ten feet (10') of the property line. Subd. 3. Protection from Climbing: The tower or support for the system shall be of climbproof design or protected by fencing. Subd. 4. Compliance with Other Laws: Location and height must be in accordance with all other governing jurisdictions and laws as they exist and are amended. Subd. 5. Noise: The system shall have a silent operation and be subject to the requirements of Chapter 604, Nuisances, of this Code. Subd. 6. Plans and Specifications: All systems will require plans, specifications and a site plan approved by a registered engineer or architect if deemed necessary by the City. (1988 Code §40.04)