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Flush-mounted so/ar energy system. A roof-mounted system mounted directly abutting the roof. . <br /> The pitch of the soiar collector may exceed the pitch of the roof up to five percent but shall not be <br /> higher than ten �nches above the rooi. <br /> Passive so/er energy sysfem.A system that captures solar light or heat without transforming it to <br /> another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat exchanger. <br /> Photovoltaic system. A salar energy system that converts solar energy directly into electricity. <br /> So1ar energy system. A device or structural design feature, a substantial purpose of which is to <br /> provide daylight far interior Hghting or provide for the collection, storage and distribution of solar <br /> energy for space heating or cooling, electrlcity generation or water heating. <br /> (e) So/ar energy syst+ems. <br /> (1) Zoning districfs. Solar energy systems in accordance with the standards in this section are <br /> allowed as a permitted accessory use in all zoning districts. <br /> (2) Standards. <br /> a. Exempfion. Passive or building-Entegrated solar energy systems are exempt from the <br /> requirements of this section and shall be regulated as any other buiiding element. <br /> b. Roof-mounted sysiems allowed.The only solar energy systems allowed in the city are those <br /> that are roof-mounted, <br /> c. Height. Roof-mou�ted solar energy systems shall comply with the maximum height <br /> requirements in the applicable zoning district. <br /> d. Setbacks. Roof-mounted soiar energy systems shall comply with afl building setbacks in the <br /> 2pp!icable zoning district and shal! not extcnd beyo�d ihe exterior perimeter of the budding <br /> on which the system is mounted. <br /> e. Roof mounting. Rooi-mounted solar collecEors shall be.^.�rour.ted paraElel to the surface of the <br /> roaf and within three teet of the rooi surface. unless man�facturer's documentat�on is <br /> pravided indicating that collectors must be ang!ed to provlde opt�mum performance. No <br /> ponson of the collectors or their mounting system shail exieno above 1he peak or ridge height <br /> of a pitched roof.On a flat roof,collectors and their mounting systems shall not extend mare <br /> than 5 feet above the roof surface. <br /> f. Easements. Solar energy systems shall not encroach on public drainage, utility, roadway or <br /> trail easements. <br /> g. Screening. Solar energy systems shall be screened from v(ew to the exteM possible without <br /> impacting their function. <br /> h. Maximum area. In a!I residential zoning districts,the collector and mounting system of a roof- <br /> mounted solar energy system shall cover no more than 70 percent of the roof to which it is <br /> affixect. <br /> i. Aesthetics. All solar panels shall be designed, installed, positioned and constructed of <br /> materials so as not to cause any gla�e or reflective sunlight onto neighboring propertfes or <br /> structures, nor toward vehicular traffic on land or on a lake, and so as to not obstruct vlews. <br /> Reflection angles from collector surtaces shall be oriertted away from neighboring wlndows. <br /> Where necessary,screening may be required to address glare. <br /> j. Feeder lines.The electrical collection system shall be placed underground within the interior <br /> of each parcel.The collection system may be placed ovefiead near substations or points of <br /> interconnection t�the electric grid. <br /> (3) Safety. <br /> a. Standards and cert�cafion. <br /> 1. CerCrf"rcation. Solar energy systems shall be oertfied by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. <br /> and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Solar Rating and Cert�catfon <br /> Corporation or other body as determined by the building official. The city reserves the <br /> Page 2 <br />