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<br />be screened includes, but is <br />not limited to, all roof- <br />mounted equipment, air <br />conditioners, heaters, utility <br />meters, cable equipment, <br />telephone entry boxes, <br />backflow preventions, <br />irrigation control valves, <br />electrical transformers, pull <br />boxes, and all ducting for air <br />conditioning, heating, and <br />blower systems. Screening <br />materials may include <br />landscaping or other <br />materials that shall be <br />consistent with the exterior <br />colors and materials of the <br />building. Solar energy <br />systems are exempt from <br />this screening requirement. <br />(emphasis added) The <br />Architectural Review Board or <br />Landmarks Commission may <br />reduce the height of the <br />required screening based on <br />the placement of the <br />equipment on the roof, the <br />existing height of the subject <br />building and surrounding <br />buildings, and the overall <br />visibility of the equipment. <br />(Santa Monica Zoning Code) <br /> <br />Less permissive option: <br />Current language in § <br />152.187(B)(2)(a) <br />increase shading <br />of solar <br />modules.) <br />§ <br />152.187(B)( <br />3)(a) <br />Setbacks The zoning ordinance <br />requires double the <br />minimum setback for <br />freestanding solar <br />energy systems. <br />More permissive option: <br />(1) Small- and medium-scale <br />ground-mounted solar energy <br />systems accessory to <br />principal use may be located <br />no closer than [1/2 of the <br />setback that would otherwise <br />apply] from the front, side or <br />rear lot line. All ground- <br />mounted solar energy <br />systems in residential districts <br />shall be installed either in the <br />side yard or rear yard to the <br />extent practicable <br />(Massachusetts Dept. of <br />Energy Resources, Model <br />Zoning for the Regulation of <br />Solar Energy Systems) <br /> <br /> <br />Low (The City <br />may want to <br />consider <br />reducing the <br />setback <br />requirements for <br />solar energy <br />systems and/or <br />allow them to <br />encroach <br />reasonably into <br />the setback so <br />that they can <br />receive adequate <br />sunlight to make <br />them efficient.)