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SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ORDINANCE 2023-XXX <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90 – ZONING AND LAND USE, ARTICLE VI – <br />REQUIREMNENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, SECTION <br />90-278 – SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, AS IT RELATES TO SOLAR FARMS <br /> <br /> <br />THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 90, Article VI, Section 90- <br />278, to revise the following sections of Chapter 90 ZONING AND LAND USE, Article VI <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, Section 90-278 <br />SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, Subsection (d) SOLAR FARMS, subsubsections (2) PERFORMANCE <br />STANDARDS FOR SOLAR FARMS, (4) CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, and (9) EXPIRATION <br />AND TERMINATION, to read as follows: <br /> <br /> <br /> (d) Solar farms. <br /> <br />(2) Performance standards for solar farms. Solar farms shall be erected and maintained to <br />meet the following standards. <br />a. Solar farms shall be located on a minimum lot size of 10 acres within the Long Term <br />Agricultural (LA), Agricultural (AG), Rural Residential (RR), and Future Urban <br />Service (FUS) zoning districts. Solar farms may also be located in any other zoning <br />district only in the floodplain, as long as all other conditions are met. <br />b. Solar farms shall be 100 feet from all property lines, 200 feet from all public road <br />rights-of-way, and 200 feet from any principal structure on adjacent properties. <br />c. Solar farms shall be limited to a size of 5 acres, measured by the exterior edges of the <br />solar array. <br />d. Ground mounted solar energy systems shall not exceed 15 feet in height at any point <br />when oriented at maximum tilt. <br />e. Solar farms shall be enclosed by approved perimeter fencing or adequate vegetative <br />buffer for screening. The primary form of buffer for screening shall be at least 6-foot <br />tall vegetation. Exception may be granted if the natural landscape provides screening <br />from all public right of ways and neighboring properties. <br />f. All ground areas within the perimeter fencing of a solar farm that are not occupied by <br />equipment or access paths shall be planted with deep rooted, native pollinator <br />plantings. <br />g. Solar farm applications shall include a vegetation establishment and management <br />plan which shall be reviewed and approved by staff.