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TOWNOFITHACANEWYORKDEPARTMENTOFPLANNING215N.TiogaSt14850607.273.1747www,town.ithaca.fly.usTO:CONSERVATIONBOARDMEMBERSFROM:MICHAELSMITH,SENIORPLANNERDATE:NOVEMBER22,2022SUBJECT:UPCOMINGCONSERVATIONBOARDMEETING—DECEMBER1,2022ThisistoconfirmthatthenextmeetingoftheConservationBoard(CS)isThursday,DecemberPtat5:30p.m.Theagendaforthismeetingisenclosed(seethebackofthismemo).Asareminder,allfullvotingConservationBoardmemberswillneedtoattendin-personatTownHall(AuroraConferenceRoom)forthisDecembermeeting.TheZoomlinkwillstillbeavailableforassociatemembersandmembersofthepublic.ThedraftminutesfromtheNovember3rdmeetingwerenotavailabletoincludeinthepacket.Atthismeetingwewillcontinuethediscussionregardingapotential2023initiativerelatedtoYourYardCouldbeaWildlifeSanctuary.”WewillalsotakesometimetoreviewtheproposedchangestotheTown’sSolarEnergySystemsectionoftheTownZoning(Section270-219.1).ThemajorchangeisincreasingthesizeofsolarenergysystemsallowedintheAgriculturalZonefrom10acresupto35acres.TheTownisalsoproposingadditionalrequirementsfortheselargerutilityscalesystems,especiallyiftheyplantoplacethesystemonprimeagriculturalsoils.Theattachedredlineversionwillhelptohighlighttheproposedchanges.MikeR.issigneduptotakeminutesattheDecembermeeting.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspriortothemeetingorarenotabletoattend,pleasecontactmeatmsmithtown.ithaca.ny.usor607-273-1747. TOWNOFITHACACONSERVATIONBOARD5:30p.m.,Thursday,December1,2022AuroraConferenceRoom215N.TiogaStreetIthaca.NewYork14850(Therearentranceishandicappedaccessible)(607)273-1747Membersofthepublicarewelcometoattendin-personatTownHallorvirtuallyviaZoom(hts:/Izoom.us/jI675O593272).AGENDAI.Personstobeheard(5:30pm)2.Memberscomments/concerns3.EnvironmentalReviewCommitteeUpdate(Lori)4.ChairandCoordinatorreports5.ApprovalofminutesfromNovember3,20226.Continuediscussionofa2023initiativerelatedto:YourYardCouldBeaWildlifeSanctuary7.DiscussproposedrevisionstoSection270-219.1(SolarEnergySystems)oftheTownZoning8.Regularrcportsandupdates(6:30pm)a.ScenicResourcesCommittee(Eva)b.CommunicationsCommittee(James)c.TompkinsCounlyEMCd.SixMileCreekVoluntcerMonitoringProgram(James)e.CornellBotanicGardensNaturalAreasProgram(James)9.OtherBusiness(6:50pin.)-Approvalofthc2023MeetingSchedule-RecommendationofaChairfor2023-NominationandElectionofaVice-Chairfor202310.Review2022WorkGoals/DiscussJanuaryAgenda1.Adjourn(7:00p.m.)ConservationBoardMembersandAssociates(*)LouBrewer(Chair),LindsayDornbiuskic*,EliseEdwards*,JamesHamilton.Evalloffmann,JoannKowalski(Vice-Chair),MichaelRoberts,IngridZahel PROPOSEDRESOLUTION:TownofIthacaConservationBoardScheduleofMeetingsfortheYear2023ConservationBoardMeeting,December1,2022Motionby:____________________Secondedby:_____________________BEITRESOLVED,thattheConservationBoardoftheTownofIthacaadoptsthefollowingscheduleofmeetingsfortheConservationBoardfortheyear2023.TheTownofIthacaConservationBoardwillmeetat5:30p.m.,onthefirstThursdayofthemonthintheAuroraConferenceRoominTownofIthacaTownHall,unlessotherwisenoted.THE2023SCHEDULEISASFOLLOWS:January5February2March2April6May4June1July6August3September7October5November2December7Avoteonthemotionwasasfollows:Ayes:Nays:Abstentions: PROPOSEDRESOLUTION:TownofIthacaConservationBoard2023ConservationBoardChairpersonRecommendationtoTownBoardDecember1,2022Motionby:____________________Secondedby:_____________________BEITRESOLVED,thattheTownofIthacaConservationBoardrecommendstotheTownBoardthat_________________________beappointedasChairpersonoftheConservationBoardfortheyear2023.Avoteonthemotionwasasfollows:Ayes:Nays:Abstentions:PROPOSEDRESOLUTION:TownofIthacaConservationBoard2023ConservationBoardViceChairpersonNominationandElectionDecember1,2022Motionby:____________________Secondedby:_____________________BEITRESOLVED,thattheTownofIthacaConservationBoarddoesherebynominateandelect_________________________asViceChairpersonoftheConservationBoardfortheyear2023.Avoteonthemotionwasasfollows:Ayes:Nays:Abstentions: proposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)-Formatted:Font:12pt—Formatted:Font:12pt—-Formatted:Font:Bold,Underline.FontcolorAccent?Formatted:LeftChapter270.ZoningFormatted:Font:(Default)+Body(Calibri),12PtArticleXXVI.SpecialRegulationsFormatted:Centered--—§270-219.1.Solarenergysystems.:;;;:n;11ptA.Purpose.Thepurposeofthissectionistofacilitatethedevelopmentandoperationofrenewableenergysystemsbasedonsunlight,becauseitisinthepublicinteresttoprovideforandencouragerenewableenergysystemsandasustainableflityqualityofte,inaccordancewiththeTownofIthacaComprehensivePlan.Solarenergysystemsareappropriateinallzoningdistrictswhenmeasuresaretaken,asprovidedinthissection,tominimizeadverseimpactsonneighboringpropertiesandprotectthepublichealth,safetyandwelfare.B.Applicability.(1)Therequirementsofthissectionshallapplytoallsolarenergysystemsmodifiedorinstalledaftertheeffectivedateofthissection.(2)SolarenergysystemsarepermittedinallTownzones,includingPlannedDevelopmentZones,subjecttotherequirementsdescribedbelow.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,wherethesolarenergysystemsprovisionsoftheNewNeighborhoodCode(Chapter272)applyandareinconsistentwiththis§270-219.1,theprovisionsoftheNewNeighborhoodCodeapply.[Added11-9-2020byL.L.No.6-2020]C.Generalrequirements.(1)Buildingpermitsarerequiredforallsolarenergysystems.(2)Thesetbacksandapprovalrequiredforeachtypeofsolarenergysystemaresummarizedinthetabletitled‘SetbackandYardRequirementsforGround-MountedSolarEnergySystems.”Wandarefurtherdescribedbelow.[I]EditorsNote:Thetableisincludedasanattachmenttothischapter.(3)Qualifiedinstaller.Allsolarenergyinstallationsmustbeperformedbyaqualifiedsolarinstallerand,priortoissuanceofacertificateofcompliance,mustbeinspectedbyaTownCodeEnforcementOfficerorbyanappropriateelectricalinspectionpersonoragency,asdeterminedbytheTown.Inaddition,anyconnectiontothepublicutilitygridmustbeapprovedbytheappropriatepublicutility.(4)Storagebatteries.Whensolarstoragebatteriesareincludedaspartofthesolarenergysystem.theymustbeplacedinasecurecontainerorenclosuremeetingtherequirementsoftheNewYorlStateBuildingCodewheninuseandwhennolongerusedshallbedisposedofinaccordancewiththelawsandregulationsofTompkinsCountyandotherapplicablelawsandregulations. ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11122/22)(a)Principaluse.PVsystemconstructedonalotorparcelprovidingelectricitytoanoffsiteuser(large-andfull-scalePVsystem).(b)Accessoryuse/accessorystructure.Asolarenergysystem.thatprimarilyusestheenergygeneratedfromthesystemonsite.Thisincludes[11Allsolarthermalenergysystemsand[21Solarphotovoltaicsystemsthatgeneratenomorethan11O°/ooftheelectricityconsumedon-siteovertheprevious12months..(6)Intheeventofinconsistencybetweentheprovisionsinthis§270-219.1andotherprovisionsinChapter270orChapter271(suchassetbackorheightrequirements),theprovisionsin§270-219.1shallgovern.D.Rooftopandbuilding-mountedphotovoltaicsolarenergysystems.Thefollowingstandardsareapplicabletorooftopandbuilding-mountedphotovoltaicsolarenergysystems:(1)Permittedinallzones.(2)Nosizethresholds,exceptaslimitedbytheNewYorkStateUniformFirePreventionandBuildingCode.(3)Nositeplanapprovalisrequired;changesto!ortheadditionof,rooftoporbuilding-mountedphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemswillnottriggersiteplanmodificationrequirements.(4)GlareAllsolarpanelsmusthaveanti-reflectivecoating(s).E.Solar-thermalenergysystems(rooftop,building-mountedandground-mounted).InadditiontothestandardsinSubsectionFbelow,thefollowingstandardsareapplicabletosolar-thermalenergysystems:(1)Permittedinallzonesasanaccessoryuse.(2)Nosizethresholds!exceptaslimitedbytheNewYorkStateUniformFirePreventionandBuildingCode.(3)Setbacksforground-mountedsolar-thermalenergysystemsshallbethesameasthoselistedinSubsectionGbelowforground-mountedphotovoltaicsolarenergysystems.(4)Nolotcoveragestandardsapply.(5)Nositeplanapprovalisrequired;changesto,ortheadditionof,solar-thermalenergysystemswillnottriggersiteplanmodificationrequirements.(6)Safety.Noroof-mountedsolar-thermalenergysystemshallbelocatedinamannerthatwouldcausethesheddingoficeorsnowfromtheroofintoanopenporch,stairwellorpedestriantravelarea.(5)ClassificationsForpurposesofthissolarenergysystemuseisanacccscoryucoonaparcelifitisdccignodforaucoprimarilye_the.eazeeb_.maybeclassifiedaseitheranaccessoryuseoraprincipaluseassetforth.Formatted:Fort12Pt.-—_______Formatted:Font12p:Formatted:Font:Bold,Ljnceriine.FontcolorAccent?Formatted:LeftFormatted:Left,indent:Left:O.13,Hanging038.Tabstops:0.5’.Left+‘Jo:at076’FieldCodeChangedFormatted:NotHighlight—Formatted:indent:Left:0.81‘,TabsLops.0.5’,Left+Notat0.76’•Formatted:Left,indent:Left:0.13’,Hanging:0.31’,Tabstops:0.44’,Left+Notat0.76” ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22)22)Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12PtF.Standardsapplicabletoallground-mountedphotovoltaicandground-mountedsolar-Formatted:Font:Bold,Underline,FontcolorAccent2thermalenergysystems.Formatted:Left(1)Height.Themaximumheightforallground-mountedsystemsis520feetwhenFormatted:i.eft,kident:l.eftO13Hanging:038’,thesystemisorientedatmaximumtilt.ExceptionswillbemadeforfarmsintheTabstops:0.5’,Left+Notat0.75AgricultureandLowDensityResidentialZonesthatutilizeagrivoltaicfarming—applications.ForagrivoltaicusesthePlanningBoardmaywaivetheheightreguirementtoaccommodatecontinuedornewagriculturaluses.(2)Installationofsolarenergysystemsisprohibitedin:(a)Requiredopenspace;(b)Requiredbuffers;or(c)Parkset-asideareasrequiredasaconditionofsubdivisionapproval.(3)Maintenance.Theowneroroperatorshallmaintainthefacilityingoodcondition.Maintenanceshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,structuralrepairsandintegrityofsecuritymeasures.(4)Abandonment.Ifasolarenergysystemceasestoperformitsoriginallyintendedfunctionformorethan12consecutivemonths,thepropertyownershallremovethecollectors,plates,piping,mountsandassociatedequipmentandfacilitiesbynolaterthan150daysaftertheendofthetwelve-monthperiod.(5)Solarenergysystemsmaybebuiltacrosscommontotlinesbymutualagreementamongallpropertyowners.Mutualeasementsallowingsuchsystemsarerequiredwherelotownershipisnotidentical.Solarenergysystemsthatarebuiltacrosscommonlotlinesmaybeaprincipaluseononeormorelots,and/oranaccessoryuseononeormorelots,providedthattheuseisallowedintherelevantzone.G.Additionalstandardsforground-mountedphotovoltaicsolarenergysystems.(1)Ground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemsaredividedintothcee-foursizecategories,asfollows:(a)Small-scaleground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemshaveatotalsolarfacilityfootprintof2,000squarefeetorless.(b)Medium-scaleground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemshaveatotalsolarfacilityfootprintofmorethan2,000squarefeetandlessthanuptoandincluding7,000squarefeet.{c...Large-scaleground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemshaveatotalsolarfacilityfootprintgreaterthan7,000squarefeetandupto10acres.(d)Full-scaleground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemshaveatotalsolarfacilityfootprintofmorethan10acresanduptoamaximumof35acres..Formatted:Font:12pt(2)Standardsapplicabletoground-mountedphotovoltaicsystemsbasedonscalesize.(a)Small-scalephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemstandards:[1]Permittedinallzonesasprincipalandaccessoryuses. ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Fontl2pt______Formatted:Font:12Pt----[2]Setbacks(measuredfromthelotlinetotheclosestpartoftheFormatted:Font:Bold.Uiderne.Fontcob’Accent2photovoltaicsolarenergysystem):Formatted:Left-[a]Tenfeetminimumfromsideandrearyardlotlines.[b]Minimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineequalsthemaximumnumberoffeetforrequiredfrontyardsinthezone,exceptinLightIndustrial,IndustrialandPlannedDevelopmentZones.[ciInLightIndustrial,IndustrialandPlannedDevelopmentZones,theminimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineis50feet.[3]Lotcoverage.Thesolarfacilityfootprintofthesystem,whencombinedwithallotherbuildingsandstructuresonthelot,shallnotexceed120%ofthemaximumlotcoverage,buildingarea,andyardoccupancyrequirementsforthezone.[4]Siteplanreview:notrequiredunlessthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemispartofanoverallnewdevelopmentplanormodificationofanexistingplanthatotherwisetriggerssiteplanreview.(b)Medium-scalephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemstandards:[1)Permitteduse:[a]Accessoryuseinthefollowingzones:MediumDensityResidential,HighDensityResidential,MobileHomePark,MultipleResidence,Conservation,NeighborhoodCommercial,CommunityCommercial,andPlannedDevelopmentZones.[b]Principalandaccessoryusesinthefollowingzones:Agricultural,LowDensityResidential,LightIndustrial,Industrial,andOff]ceParkCommercialZones.[2]Setbacks(measuredfromthelotlinetotheclosestpartofthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystem):faJSixtyfeetminimumfromalotline(exceptafrontlotline)thatabutspropertyinanyzoneexceptacommercialorindustrialzone.[bJThirtyfeetminimumfromalotline(exceptafrontlotline)thatabutspropertyinacommercialorindustrialzone.[c]Minimumsetbackfromfrontlottineequalsthemaximumnumberoffeetforrequiredfrontyardsinthezone,exceptinLightIndustrialandIndustrialZones.[d]InLightIndustrial,IndustrialandPlannedDevelopmentZones,minimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineis50feet.[3]Lotcoverage.Thesolarfacilityfootprintofthesystem,whencombinedwithallotherbuildingsandstructuresonthelot,shallnotexceed120%ofthemaximumlotcoverage,buildingarea,andyardoccupancyrequirementsforthezone.[4]Siteplanreview: ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22)22)!orm0tF0PtFormatted:Font12Pt__________[a]RequiredinLowDensityResidential!MediumDensityResidential,and‘cormatted:Font.Bold.UxJerI,nFo’tcnIn,Accent2HighDensityResidentialZones.Left[b]Inotherzones,notrequiredunlessthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemispartofanoverallnewdevelopmentplanormodificationofanexistingplanthatwouldrequiresiteplanreviewevenifthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemwasnotpartoftheplan.[5]Designstandards.[a]Fencing.Vhenfencingisinstalled,barbedwireshallnotbeutilized.[b]Glare.Photovoltaicsolarenergysystemsandotherfacilitiesshallbedesignedandlocatedinordertominimizereflectiveglaretowardroadsoranyhabitableoroccupiablebuildingonadjacentproperties.(c)Large-scalephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemstandards:[1]Permitteduse:[a]Principalandaccessoryusesinthefollowingzones:Agricultural,LowDensityResidential,OfficeParkCommercial,LightIndustrial,Industrial,andPlannedDevelopmentZonos.[b]Accessoryuseonlyinthefollowingzones:MediumDensityResidentialZone.[c]AccessoryuseinPlannedDevelopmentZones.Principaluseonlyif._—Formatted:NotHhhght_____________theindividualPlannedDevelopmentZonespecificallyallowsitasa-_____________permitteduse.[2]Setbacks(measuredfromthetotlinetotheclosestpartofthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystem):[a]Seventy-fivefeetminimumfromalotline(exceptfromafrontlotline)thatabutspropertyinanyzoneexceptacommercialorindustrialzone.[b]Fortyfeetminimumfromalotline(exceptfromafrontlotline)thatabutspropertyinacommercialorindustrialzone.[c]Minimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineequalsthemaximumnumberoffeetforrequiredfrontyardsinthezone,exceptinLightIndustrialandIndustrialZones.[d]InLightIndustrial,IndustrialandPlannedDevelopmentZones,minimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineis50feet.[e]Roads,landscapingandfencingmayoccurwithinthesetbackS[3]Max4mum4eetorinteraILotcoverage.Thernaximrnn-so1ac-fae+s+fyeetp4n1o1acyctcmis10acresThecoverageofphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemsshallnotcountinthecomputationoflotcoverage,buildingarea,andyardoccupancy.[4]Siteplanreviewisrequiredpriortoconstruction,instatlationormodification.InadditiontotherequirementforsiteplanreviewperTown ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22)22)Formatted:Font:l2pt-—-—Code§270-186,thefollowingadditionalinformationisrequiredtobesubmittedaspartofthesiteplanapplication:[a]Aore-orthiee-lineelectricaldiagramdetailingtheentireSolarEnergySystemlayout,includingthenumberofSolarPanelsineachground-mountarray,solarcollectorinstallation,associatedcomponents.inverters,electricalinterconnectionmethods.andutilitymeter.withall—NationalElectricalCodecomphantdisconnectsandovercunentjievices.ThediagramshoulddescribethelocationandlayoutofallBatter-vEnergyStorageSystemcomponentsi[applicableandshouldincludeapplicablesetbackandotherbulkandareastandards.FbiDetailsshowinghowandwheretheprojectinterconnectionwiththe4jjitcompanyisplanned.[c]Utilitynotification:submissionofdocumentationfromtheutilitycompanythatoperatestheelectricalgridwheretheinstallationistobelocatedacknowledgingthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemswillbeconnectedtotheutilitygrid.Off-gridsystemsshallbeexemptfromthisrequirement.[d]Safety.Theowner/operatorshallprovideevidencethatacopyofthesiteplanapplicationhasbeensubmittedtotheappropriateFireChief(IthacaFireDepartmentorCayugaHeights).Allmeansofshuttingdownthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemshallbeclearlymarkedonthesiteplanandbuildingpermitapplications.[e]Operationandmaintenanceplan:submissionofaplanfortheoperationandmaintenanceofthefacility,toincludemeasuresformaintainingsafeaccess,operationalmaintenanceofthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystem,anyartiopatedacrivoltaicuseandgeneralpropertyupkeep,suchasmowingandtrimrning[f]Decommissioningplan:*i.Submissionofadecommissioningplantobeimplementeduponabandonment,orcessationofactivity,orinconjunctionwithremovalofthefacilitytoensurethatthesitewillberestoredtoausefulandnonhazardouscondition,withatimeframeprovidedforthecompletionofthework.SeeDecommissioningplancomponentsinSubsectionHU.Atthetimeofobtainingabuildingpermit,thesolarenergyapplicantmaybereguiredtoprovideafinancialsecuritybondorotherformoffinancialsecurityacceptabletotheTownforimplementationofadecommissioningplan.Anestimateofthefullcostofdecommissioningandremovalofthephotovoltaicsystemmustbepreparedbyalicensedengineerandfakeintoaccountinflationandshallhaveatermconsistentwiththelifeofthesolarenergysystems.Formatted:Font:12otFormatted:Font:Bca,underrne.FontcoorAccent2Formatted:LeftFormatted:FontAriai,12Pt,,______________Formatted:Font:Ariai.l2ptFormatted:FontAriai,12p1________Formatted:Font:Ariai,12Pt-______________Formatted:Font:Ariai,12Pt___________Formatted:Left,indent:Left:0.94”.Hanging025”Formatted:indent:Left:0.94”Formatted:Left.moe”:Left:094’,Ha”gng.025’,Tabstops.Notat1AS-Formatted:indentHanging:ft31Formatted:indentLeft:1.25”,Firsthne0”Formatted:NotHighlight--—__________[5]Designstandards[a]Fencing.[i]Barbedwireshallnotbeutilized[ii]Whenfencingwillenclosetheperimeterofthesiteorfacility,wildlife-friendlyfencingthatallowsthefreerangeandpassage-Formatted:Left,indentHanging.0.25”Formatted:NotExpandedby/condensedby ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Font12Pt-Formatted:FontI?PtofsmallmammalsandreptilesandisdesignedtominimizewildlifeFormatted:FontBold,Underline,FontcolorAccent2injuryanddeathduetoentanglementorstrangulationshallbe—-—usedonsiteshavingasolarfacilityfootprintgreaterthanthreefiveormaacres.ExceptionscanbemadebythePlanningBoardforsitesthatarenotinrurallocationsandhavelimitedsurroundingwildlifehabitat.un]M$chanlcaleguipment,IncludinganystructureforBatteryEnergyFormatted:FontAnal,12PtStorageSystemLomponents,shallbeenclosedbya7-foot-high—--fence,orwhateveriscurrentlyçeguiredbyNEC,withaself-lockingFormatted:FontAnaL12Ptgatetopreventpnauthorizedaccess.Formatted:Font.A’,aI,l2pt--.Formatted:Font.A’,ai12Pt[bJGlare.Photovoltalcsolarenergysystemsshallbedesignedandlocated---—inordertominimizereflectiveglaretowardroadsandanyinhabitedFormatted:FontA’,al2p1buildingonadjacentproperties.[c]Roads,Roadwayswithinthesiteshallbedesignedtominimizethewidthandextentofroadwayconstructionandsoilcompaction.[d]Screening/Buffering.Basedonsite-specificconditions,includingtopography,adjacentstructures,androadways,reasonableeffortsshallbemadetominimizevisualimpactsbypreservingnaturalvegetation,andprovidinglandscapescreeningtoabuttingresidentialpropertiesandroads,butshouldnotresultinshadingphotovoltaicsolarenergysystems.[eJLighting.AlllightingonthesiterelatedtothephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemshallcomplywiththeTown’sOutdoorLightingLaw1andbelimitedtothatrequiredforsafetyandoperationalpurposes.EditorsNote:SeeCh.173,Lighting,Outdoor.[f]Signage.AllsignageshallcomplywiththeTown’sSignLaw.1Asignshallbedisplayedonornearthemainaccesspointidentifyingtheownerandprovidingatwenty-four-houremergencycontactphonenumber.Editor’sNote:SeeCh.221,Signs.[gjUtilityconnections.Reasonableeffortsshallbemadetoplaceallutilitylinesfromthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemunderground,dependingonappropriatesoilconditions,shapeandtopographyofthesite,financialfeasibility,andanyrequirementsoftheutilityprovider[ti]Oeeemm4ss+en.rgDEcOMrv1ISSIoNING‘MOVEDTOENDOFLAWGIVENITS‘.ENGTHANDTOELIMI,’cATEROWDISRUPTIONBETWEENLARGE-ScALEANDFULL-SCALEFACILITIES.(d)Full-scalephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemsstandards--Formatted:Indent.Hanging06]’.SpaceBeforeOPt[11PermitteduseTabstops.076”,Left*2.14”,LeftfalPrincipalandaccessoryusesinthefollowingzone:Agricultural[2]SetbacksfMinimumsetbackfromthesideandrearlotlinesis75feet.FbiMinimumsetbackfromfrontlotlineis50feet.--‘ormatted:indentLeft0,75’,Hanging’0.25’,Space[ciRoads,landscapingandfencingmayoccurwithinthesetback.BeforeOptLinesparingsingleNobuiletsornumbering,Tabstops.125”,Left+Notat1.8’ ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)jJ.Lotcoverage.Thecoverageofphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemsshallrotcountinthecomputationoflotcoverage,buildingarea,andyard[4]Siteplanreviewisrequiredpriortoconstruction,installationormodification.InadditiontotherequirementforsiteplanreviewperTownCode§270-186,thefollowingadditionalinformationisrequiredtobesubmittedaspartofthesiteplanapplication:[jlsiteplanreviewrequirementsforlarge-scalesolarpgysystemsarerequiredforfull-scaleenergysystems.visualassessmentofthevisualimpactsofthesotarenergysystemonpublicroadsandadjacentresidentialproperties.Alaminimum,aline-of-sightprofileanalysisshallbeprovided.[51DesignstandardsIa]AlldesianstandardsreQuiredforlarae-scalesolareneravsystemsarerequiredforfull-scaleenergysystems.FbiTheclearingoflandtoaccommodatethesolarfacilitymustnotexceed-20%removalofmaturewoodsonthelotprejeet-site[ciVegetationclearing.Removaloftreesandotherexistingvegetationshallbelimitedtowhatisnecessaryfortheconstruction,operationandmaintenanceofthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystembutinnocaseresultintheclearingofgreaterthan20%maturewoodonthelot.[dlMultiplelots.ThePlanningBoardmayconsiderasolarfacilityprojectthatiscomprisedofseverallotstobetreatedasasinglelotforpprposesofapplyingsetbackstandards.(e)Locatenoisegeneratinginvertersasfarawayfromneighboringpropertylinesaspossible.[fiTheTownofIthacaconsidersagrivoltaicfarmingtobethepreferredapproachwhensitingsolaronlandthatiswell-suitedforagricultureproduction.[giEnergysystemownersnotutilizingagrivoltaicfarmingshalldevelop,implement,andmaintainnatiyevegetationtotheextentJ)racticablepprsuanttoavegetationmanagementplanbyprovidingnativeperennialvegetationandforaginghabitatbeneficialtogamebirds,songbirds,andpollinators.Totheextentpracticable,whenestablishingperennial.veaetationandbeneficialforaginghabitat.theownersshallusenativeplantspeciesandseedmixes.Formatted:Font12pt-Formatted:Font.12PtFormatted:FontBold...nuerIpne,Fontco’or:Accent?Formatted:Left--_-•Formatted:NotHighlight___________Formatted:NotHighlight•Formatted:Left,IndentHanging:025”,Tabstops:1”,Left+Notat1.25”tjormatted:indentLeft0.6”.Hanging:04’Formatted:IndensHangingOS”.SpaceBeforeOpt-j Formatted:IndentLeft069’,Hanging•081’,SpaceBefore:0otFormatted:IndenFLeftO9‘,F-tanging•031’,Tabstops125’,LeftFormatted:Font.Anal,12ptFormatted:ton::Anal,12PtFormatted:Font:A’ial12Pt_______________Formatted:Font:Anal12pt-Formatted:Font.Anal.12pt__________-—Formatted:spaceBefore0Pt•,.,Formatted:Font:12Pt-_________________Formatted:ListParagraph,Left,Indent:Left:0.69”,Hanging:025”,Right:008”,Linespacing:Multiple‘089Ii,Pattern:clear,Tabstops:18”,LeftFormatted:Font:12ptFormatted:Font:12Pt-[61farmlandprotection.Full-scaleground-mountedsolarPVsystemsproposeduponprimeorimportantagriculturallandasdefinedhereinmaybeallowedifthePlanningBoarddeterminestherearenofeasiblealternativelocationsforPVsystemsitingonthelotinquestion,[71.Thefollowingstandardsapplytotheconstruction,restoration,andfollow-upmonitoringofsolarenergyDrojectsimpactingprimeorimportant •FormattedFormattedFormattedFormatted•Formatted•FormattedFormattedFormattedu.c_jiormattedfrormattedFormattedFormatted[.[2)r:wr[...[36]C...[35]__.liProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22)22)agriculturalland.Anenvironmentalmonitor(EM)shallbehiredbytheapplicant,atthediscretionoftheTown.tooverseeconstruction,restorationandfollow-upmonitoring.Formatted•FormattedFormatted•FormattedFormattedFormattedTheEMshallbeanindividualwithaconfidentunderstandingofnormalFftdagriculturepractices.jsuchascultivation,croprotation,nutrientormaeLJPLmanagement,drainage(subsurfacesnd/orsurface),chemicalapplication.FormattedLrnLagriculturaleguigmentoperation,fencing,soils,plantjdentification,etc.)Formatted[[9]sndabletoidentifyhowtheprojectmayaffectthesiteandtheapplicable\\atd110]agriculturalpractices.TheEMshouldalsohaveexperiencewithorunderstandingoftheuseofasoilpenetrometerforcompactiontesting....]11]recordkeeping.TheEMmayservedualinspectionrolesassociatedwith\\LFormatted.••.__________________otherProiectpermitsand/orconstructionduties,iftheagricultural\\rmattedLuirworkloadallows.TheEMshouldbeavailabletoprovidesite-specific\\IrormattedLu.agriculturalinformationasnecessaryforproiectdevelopmentthroughfield\reviewanddirectcontactwithboththeaffectedfarmoperatorsandormatteLJjsLNYSDAM.TheEMshouldmaintainregularcontactwithappropriateonsite•Fo,,nod—• .•• •--projectconstructionsupervisionandinspectorsthroughoutthe- - -Formatted[..,[17]constructionphase.TheEMshouldmaintainregularcontactwiththe.[18]affectedfarmoperator(s)concerningagriculturallandimpacted,managementmatterspertinent,totheagriculturaloperationsandthesite-Formatte1...[19]specificimplementationofagriculturalresourcemitigationmeasures.TheFormattedEMwillserveastheagriculturalpointofcontactciatted—1...[21]IFormatted1‘22[alForprojectsinvolvinglessthan10acresofprimeorimportantfl---—- -agriculturalland,theconstructionmanagerorsomeotheron-site‘\!frc’cpersonnelmayserveastheEM.TheEMmustbeonsitewhenever‘Formatted[[25]constructionorrestorationworkisoccurringonagriculturalland.IFormatted[biForproiectsinvolving10acresormoreofprimeorimportantcJ1_agriculturalland,theEMshallbeonsitewheneverconstructionor——i...[24]•Formatted•FormattedrestorationworkisoccurringonagriculturallandandshallcoordinatewiththeNewYorkStateDepartmentofAgricultureandMarkets,DivisionofLandandWaterResourcestodevelopanappropriatescheduleforprojectinspections.[ciTheEMshallcontacttheNewYorkStateDepartmentofAgricultureandMarkets,DivisionofLandandWaterResources,iffarmresourceconcernsormanagementmailerspertinenttotheagriculturaloperationandsite-specificimplementationconditionsfoundbelowcannotberesolved..[dl.Constructionreguirements:hiThesurfaceofaccessroadsconstructedthroughagriculturalfieldstøshallbelevelwiththeadiacentfieldsurface.liiiAccessroadsshallbelocatedalongtheedgeofagriculturalareas,inareasnexttohedgerowsandfieldboundaries,andinnonagriculturalareasofthesitetothegreatestextentpracticable. fiiihlhewidthofaccessroadsacrossoralongagriculturalfieldsshallbenowiderthan20feetsoastominimizethelossofagriculturallandswhilemaintainingcompliancewithNewYorkStateUniformFirePreventionandBuildingCodesforemergencyvehicleaccess.JiviCuivertsandwaterbarsshallbeinstalled,wherenecessary,tomaintainnaturaldrainagepatterns.lviAlltopsoilfromagriculturalareasusedforvehicleandeguipmenttraffic.parking,andeguipmentlaydownandstorageareasshallbestrippedandstockpiled.Allvehicleandequipmenttrafficandparkingshallbelimitedtotheaccessroadand/ordesignatedworkareas.suchaslaydownareas.Vehiclesandeguipmentshallnotbeallowedoutsidetheworkareawithoutpriorapprovalfromthelandownerand,whenapplicable,theenvironmentalmonitor.lviijopsoilstrippedfromworkareas(parkingareas,electriccabletrenches,alongaccessroads)shallbestockpiledseparatelyfromotherexcavatedmaterial(rockand/orsubsoil).Aminimumof50feetoftemporaryworkspaceshallbeprovidedalong“open-cut”electriccabletrenchesforpropertopsoilsegregation.Alltopsoilshallbestockpiledimmediatelyadjacenttotheareawherestripped/removedandshallbeusedforrestorationonthatparticularsite.Topsoilstockpileareasshallbeclearlydesignatedinthefieldandonconstructiondrawings.lviii,Electricinterconnectcablesandtransmissionlinesinstalledabovegroundcancreatelong-terminterferencewithmechanizedfarming\onagriculturalland.Therefore,interconnectcablesshallbeburiedinagricultural_fieldswhereverpracticable.Interconnectcablesandtransmissionlinesinstalledabovegroundshallbelocatedoutsidefieldboundaries_whereverpossible.Whenabovegroundcablesandtransmissionlinesmustcrossfarmland,minimizeagriculturalimpactsbyusingtallerstructuresthatprovidelongerspanningdistancesandlocatepolesonfieldedgestothegreatestextentpracticable.JviU]Allburiedelectriccablesincropland,haylandandimprovedpaslure,shallhaveaminimumdepthof48inchesofcover.Inunimprovedgrazingareasandlandpermanentlydevotedtopasture,theminimumdepthofcovershallbe36inches.Inareaswherethedepthofsoiloverbedrockrangesfromzeroinchesto48inches,theelectriccablesshallbeburiedentirelybelowthetopofthebedrockoratthedepthspecifiedfortheparticularlanduse.whicheverisless.Atnotimeshallthedepthofcoverbelessthan24inchesbelowthesoilsurface.ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Font12p1Formatted:Font1?p1*Formatted:FontUold,Underlne,Fontcolcr:Accent2Formatted:LeftFormatted:Fontl2pt_________________•Formatted:Font12PtFormatted:IndentLeft1.13’—Formatted:Font12Pt____________________—Formatted:Left.IndentLeft.1.13”,Linespacing:SngleFormatted:Font12ptFormatted:Font12otFormatted:Inden:.Left113’Formatted:ron::12otFormatted:Left.Indent.LeftII3’,LinespacingsingleFormatted:Font.12Pt.--Formatted:Font12Pt‘Formatted:IndentLeft:1.13*Formatted:Font12PtFormatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.13”,Linespacing:singleFormatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:l2pt-______________________Formatted:Indent:Left:1.13”Formatted:Font:12Pt_____________________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.13”,Linespacing:singleFormatted:Font12ptFormatted:Font12Pt—______________—.—Formatted:IndentLeft1.13”—Formatted:Font12_p5-Formatted:Font12ptFormatted:Left.IndentLeft1.13’.Linespacing:singleFormatted:InoentLeft:Formatted:Font12p5.BoldFormatted:Font12Pt-JixiWhenburiedelectriccablesalterthenaturalstratificationofsoilhorizonsandnaturalsoildrainagepatternstheeffectsshallberectifiedFormatted.I..[41] ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Ptwithmeasuressuchassubsurfaceinterceptdrainlines.TompkinpCountySoilandWaterConservationDistrictshallbeconsultedconcerningthetypeofinterceptdrainlinestobeinstalledtopreventsurfaceseepsandtheseasonallyprolongedsaturationofthecableinstallationzoneandadjacentareas.AlldrainlinesshallbeinstalledinaccordancewithNaturalResourceConservationServicestandardsandspecifications.DraintileshallmeetorexceedtheAASI-ITOM252specifications.Formatted:Font:Bold,underline,Fontcolor:Accent?Formatted:LeftFormatted:Font:1?Pt—Formatted:IndenLLeft:113’JxlExistingdrainageanderosioncontrolstructures,suchasdiversions,ditches,anddraintileshallremainundamagedandprotected.Whereexistingdrainageanderosioncontrolinfrastructuremustberemoved,appropriatemeasuresshallbetakentomaintainthedesignandeffectivenessoftheoriginallyinstalledstructures.Drainageanderosioncontrolstructuresdisturbedduringconstructionshaltberepairedorreplacedtoasdosetooriginalconditionaspossible.untesssaidstructuresaretobeeliminatedbaseduponthelarge-scaleground-mountedsolarPVsystemsiteplanapproval.Jxi.1Allexcesssubsoilandrockshallberemovedfromthesite.On-site“fdisposalofsuchmaterialshallonlybeallowedifapprovedbythelandowner,withappropriateconsiderationgiventoanypossibleagriculturalorenvironmentalimpacts,Anypermitsnecessaryfordisposalunderlocal,stateand/orfederallawsandregulationsshallbeobtainedbythecontractor,withthecooperationofthelandownerwhenreguired.Jxii.1Allpiecesofunusedwire,bolts,andothermetalobjectsshallberemovedandproperlydisposedofassoonaspracticaltopreventmixingwithanytopsoil.Jxiii]Excessconcreteshallnotbeburiedorleftonthesurfaceinactiveagriculturalareas.Concretetrucksshallberequiredtousedesignatedwashoutstationslocatedoutsideofagriculturalareas.Jxivlinpastureareas,itmaybenecessarytoconstructtemporaryorpermanentfencesaroundworkareastopreventlivestockaccess,consistentwithlandowneragreements,Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:113’,Linespacing:sine-..--Formatted:Indent:Left:1.13”Formatted:Font:12pt,BoldFormatted:Font:12ptFormatted:Left.Indent:Left:1.13”,Linespacing:single___________________________________Formatted:Font:12Pt-Formatted:Font:12Pt________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.13”,Linespacing:single_____________________________•Formatted:Indent:Left-1.13”-Formatted:Font:12Pt-Formatted:Font:12Pt_________________________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.13”,Linespacing:single_________________Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Pt.—Formatted:Left,Indent:Left-1.13”,Linespacing:single__________--Formatted:Indent:Left:1.13”-Formatted:Font:12Pt-Formatted:Font:12Pt/‘Formatted:Indent:Left.1.13”.1/Je]Restorationrequirements.Allagriculturalareastemporarilydisturbedbyconstructionshall:IiiBedecompactedtoadepthof18incheswithadeepripperorheavy--’dutychiselplow.Soilcompactionresultsshouldbenomorethan250poundspersguareinch(PSI)asmeasuredwithasoilpenetrometer.Inareaswherethetopsoilwasstripped,soildecompactionshouldbeconductedpriortotopsoilreplacement.Followingdecompaction,Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Pt-Formatted:Left,ndentLeft:0.88”,Hanging:0.25”,Linespacing:tingle___________________Formatted:Font:12pt-Formatted:Font:12Pt-Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:119”,Linespacingsingle ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11122122)removeallrocksfourinchesandlargerinsizefromthesurfaceofthesubsoilpriortoreplacementoftopsoil.Replacethetopsoiltooriginaldepthandreestablishoriginalcontourswherepossible.Removeallrocksfourinchesandlargerfromthesurfaceofthetopsoil.SubsoildecompactionandtopsoilreplacementshallbeavoidedbetweenthemonthsofOctoberandMayunlessfavorablesoilmoistureconditionsexist.Jul,Regradeallaccessroadstoallowforfarmeguipmentcrossingandtorestoreoriginalsurfacedrainagepatterns,orotherdrainagepatternincorporatedintositeplandesign,approvedbythePlanningBoard.IiiilSeedallrestoredagriculturalareaswiththeseedmixspecifiedbythelandowner,inordertomaintainconsistencywiththesurroundingareas.JiviAllsurfaceorsubsurfacedrainagestructuresdamagedduringconstructionshaltberepairedtoasclosetopreconstructionconditionsaspossible,unlesssaidstructuresaretoberemovedaspartofthesiteplanapproval.Allsurfaceorsubsurfacedrainageproblemsresultingfromconstructionofthelarge-scaleground-mountedsolarPVsystemshallbecorrectedwiththeappropriatemitigationasdeterminedbytheEM,Tompkins.CountySoilandWaterConservationDistrictandthelandowner.IviRestorationpracticesshallbepostponeduntilfavorable(workable,relativelydry)topsoil/subsoilconditionsexist.Restorationisnottobeconductedwhilesoilsareinawetorplasticstate.Stockpiledtopsoilshallnotberegradedandsubsoilshallnotbedecompacteduntilplasticity,asdeterminedbytheAtterbergfieldtest,isadeguatelyreduced.NoproiectrestorationactivitiesshalloccurinagriculturalfieldsbetweenthemonthsofOctoberandMayunlessfavorablesoilmoistureconditionsexist.Jvi]Followingsiterestoration,allconstructiondebrisshallberemovedfromthesite.if]Jvlonitoringandremediationreguirement.Immediatelyfollowingsiterestoration,theapplicantshallprovideamonitoringandremediationperiodofnolessthantwoyears.Onsitemonitoringshallbeconductedseasonallyatleastthreetimesduringthegrowingseason(Spring,SummerandFall),Ihemonitoringandremediationperiodallowsfortheeffectsofclimaticcyclessuchasfrostaction,precipitationandgrowingseasonstooccur,fromwhichvariousmonitoringdeterminationscanbemade.Themonitoringandremediationphaseisusedtoidentifyanyremainingagriculturalimpactsassociatedwithconstructionthatmaybeinneedofmitigationandtoimplementthefollow-uprestoration.TheFormatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12at-Formatted:Font:Cod.,Jnde’ne,Fontcolor.Acce”:2Formatted:Left—(Formatted:Indent:Left:119’s’Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:FonF12pt-.Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:119”,Linespacing:.single_________________________Formatted:Indent:Left:1.19”.______________Formatted:Font:12Formatted:Font:12Formatted:Left,trident.Left:1.19”,Linespacing:single__________________________Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font12Pt______________Formatted:Font12pt-———Formatted:IndentLeft:Formatted:Font12Pt.-Formatted:Font12Pt_______Formatted:Left,IndentLeft:119”,Linespacing:single—.Formatted:Indent:Left.119”Formatted:Font:12Pt.-Formatted:Font:12Pt________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.19”,linespacing:singleFormatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Pt__________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1”,Hanging0.19”.Linespacing:singleFormatted:Font:12Pt_______ ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Font:12Pt___________________Formatted:Font:12PtEMshallconsolidateeachapplicablegrowingseason’sobservationintoanannualreportduringthemonitoringperiodandshallbeprovidedtotheTownofIthacauponrequest..liiGeneralconditionstobemonitoredshallincludetopsoilthickness,relativecontentofrockandlargestones,trenchsettling,cropproduction,drainageandrepairofseveredsubsurfacedrainlines,fences,andanyotherconditionsthePlanningBoardshalldeemappropriate.H.Decommissioning.(1)Intheeventthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemisnotcompletedandfunctioningwithin18monthsoftheissuanceoftheinitialbuildingpermit,theTownmaynotifytheoperatorand/orownertocompleteconstructionandinstallationofthefacilitywithin180daysofthedateofnotification.Iftheownerand/oroperatorfailstoperform,theTownmaynotifytheownerand/oroperatortoimplementthedecommissioningplan.(2)Ifaphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemceasestoperformitsoriginallyintendedfunctionformorethan12consecutivemonths,theownerand/oroperatorshallimplementthedecommissioningplan,toinclude,butnotbelimitedto:(a)Removalofabove-groundandbelow-groundequipment,structuresandfoundations.(b)Restorationofthesurfacegradeandsoilafterremovalofequipment.(c)Revegetationofrestoredsoilareaswithnativeseedmixes,excludinganyinvasivespecies.(3)Iftheownerand/oroperatorfailtofullyimplementthedecommissioningplanwithin180days,theninadditiontootherremediesprovidedbythissectionorchapter,byNewYorkTownLaw§268,orbylaworequity,theFormatted:Font:Bold,Underline,Fontcolor:Accent2Formatted:LeftFormatted:Font:12ptFormatted:Font:12pt___________Formatted:Font:12Pt_____________Formatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.19’,Linespacing:singleFormatted:Font:12Pt__________________________iFormatted:Font:12Pt____________________Formatted:Left,ndent:Left:119’,Linespacing:single_____________Formatted:DefaultParagraphFontFont:11pt,Fontcolor:AutoFormatted:Font12pt—JUlTopsoildeficiencyandtrenchsettlingshallbemitigatedwith. 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--importedtopsoilthatisconsistentwiththequalityoftopsoilontheaffectedsite.Allexcessrocksandlargestonesaretoberemovedfromthesite.[giDecommissioning.Iftheuseofthesolararraysisdiscontinued:Ii]AllabovegroundsolararraystructuresshallberemovedandaKareaspreviouslyusedforagriculturalproductionshallberestoredtoconditionsacceptedbythelandownerandtheTompkinCountySoilandWaterConservationDistrict,andtheStatoDopartmontofAgricultureandMarkoto.liiiAllconcretepiers,footers,orothersupportsshallberemovedtoadepthof48inchesbelowthesoilsurface.Undergroundelectriclinesshallbeabandonedinplace.Accessroadsinagriculturalareasshallberemoved,unlessotherwisespecifiedbythelandowner.Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Left,Indent:Firstline:0-88”,Linespacing:single_________-Formatted:Font12ptFormatted:Font12ptFormatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Left,Indent:Left:1.13’,Linespacing:single_____________________________,Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Pt_________________________Formatted:Fontcolor:BlackFormatted:Left,Indent:Left:038’,Hanging:025”,-Nobulletsornumbering 9roposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Townmayutilizethefollowingproceduretoremoveaphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemand/orimplementadecommissioningplan:(a)TheCodeEnforcementOfficermayorderremovalofsuchphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemand/orimplementationofthedecommissioningplanbywrittennoticetotheownerorperson.companyorotherentityhavingcontrolofthesystem.ortotheownerofthelotonwhidisuchsystemislocated.Thenoticeshallsetforthadeadlinebywhichsuchremovaland/orplanimplementationmustbecompleted.Saidnoticeshallfurtheradvisethat,shouldtheviolatorfailtosoactwithintheestablisheddeadline,theremovaland/orplanimplementationmaybeperformedbyadesignatedgovernmentalagencyoracontractor,withtheexpensethereoftobechargedtotheviolatorand/ortobecomealienagainstthepremises.(b)Ifthephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemisnotremovedand/ortheactionsinthedecommissioningplanarenotcompletedwithintheperiodsetforthintheTown’snoticeorTownHoard’sdecisionafteranyappealthereofpursuanttoSubsectionG(2)(c)[5][cl[ivjbelow,theTownmayenterthepremisestoremovethesystem,causetheremovaltobeperformed,and/orimplementthedecommissioningplan.TheTown’sentryontosuchpremisesshallbepursuanttoanagreementbetweentheTownandlandowner.Ifnoagreementexistsorcanbeobtainedinatimelymanner,theTownmayseekawarrantfromacourtofcompetentjurisdictionforaccessto(hepremisesand/ormayseekacourtorderrequiringorauthorizingallactionsreasonablynecessarytoremovethesystemand/orimplementthedecommissioningplan,withthecostsofsuchactionsthesoleresponsibilityoftheviolator.Committeerecommendedmaintainingthe.remainingprovisionsgiventhatfinancialsurely“may”bereguirecL.(c)intheabsenceofajina9cialsuretyTheTownshallpresentthelandownerwithabillforallcostsandexpensesincurredbytheTowninconnectionwiththephotovoltaicsolarenergysystemremovaland/ordecommissioningplanimplementation.Ifthelandownershallfailtopaysuchcostsandexpenseswithin15daysafterthedemandforsame,orwithin30daysofthefinaldecisiononanyadministrativeorjudicialcontestthelandownermaypursue,thensuchunpaidcosts,expensesandinterest(atthestatutoryinterestrateformoneyjudgmentsinNewYorkStatecourts)incurredfromthedateofthesystemremovaland/orcompletionofthedecommissioningplanshaltconstitutealienuponthelandonwhichsuchremovalwasundertaken.Alegalactionorproceedingmaybebroughttocollectsuchcosts,expenses,interest,andrecoverableattorney’sfees,ortoforeclosesuchlien.Asanalternativetothemaintenanceofanysuchaction,theTownmayfileacertificatewiththeTompkinsCountyDepartmentofAssessmentstatingthecostsandexpensesincurredandinterestaccruingasaforesaid,togetherwithastatementidentifyingthepropertyandlandowner.TheTompkinsCountyDepartmentofAssessmentshall,inthepreparationofthenextassessmentroll,assesssuchunpaidcosts,expensesandinterestuponsuchproperty.Suchamountshallbeincludedasaspecialadvaloremlevy(administeredasamovetax)againstsuchproperly,shallconstitutealien,andshallbecollectedandenforcedinthesameFormatted:Font:12ptFormatted:Foir12Pt________Formatted:Fo’,t:Bold.underli’e,FcntCoor.Accent?Formatted:LeftFormatted:HghiEgnt_____________________Formatted:Hgh’ight.Formatted:Hghight—Formatted:Fo9titarc—-______________ ProposedAmendmentstoTownofIthacaSolarLaw(Draft11/22/22)Formatted:Font:12PtFormatted:Font:12Ptmanner,bythesameproceedings,atthesametime,andunderthesamepenaltiesasareprovidedbylawforcollectionandenforcementofrealpropertytaxesintheTownofIthaca.Theassessmentofsuchcosts,expensesandinterestshallbeeffectiveevenifthepropertywouldotherwisebeexemptfromrealestatetaxation.(d)AppealsofnoticesandTownbills.Anypersonreceivinganoticetoremoveaphotovoltaicsolarenergysystemand/orimplementadecommissioningplan,orabillforTowncostsandexpenses,mayappealtotheTownBoardby,within15daysofreceiptofsuchnoticeorbill,deliveringtotheTownClerkattheTownofftcesanappealrequestingareconsiderationandadministrativehearingbeforetheTownBoard.Suchappealshallstatethebasisfortherequestforreconsiderationandshallbeaccompaniedbyanysupportingmaterials.Failuretoservesuchanappealwithin15daysshallbedeemedawaiverofanyclaimordefensethatthenoticeorbillisnotjustified,andtheviolatorshallcomplywiththerequirementsofthenoticeorpaythebill.Iftheappealistimelyfiled,theTownBoardshall,within40daysofthefiling,holdahearingand,baseduponanyrelevantmaterialspresentedbytheTownandtheappellant,shallissuearesolutiondecidingtheappealwhin30daysafterthehearing.SuchresolutionshallbefiledwiththeTownClerk,whoshallarrangefordeliveryofacopyofthedecisiontotheappellantwithinfivedaysaftersuchfiling,attheaddressforsuchpersondesignatedintheappealoratsuchotheraddressastheappellantmaythereafterdesignateinwritingtotheTownClerk.TheTownBoardsdecisionafterthehearingshallconstituteafinalagencyaction.NewDefinitionstoaddto*270—5ZoningChapter:,Apri”oltaic;alsoknowusdual—usesolar,isthesimultaneoususcof’landforboIlssolaroltaicpowercciierationandcr0porvesttickfa‘iiiiiiMature.Woods,——Isanyunimprovedlandinexcessofone(I)acrewith,treesthatarepredominantlysix(6)incliesdiameteratbreastlieisht(dbh)ormore.AmendDefinitionin*270-5ZoningChapter______________________ExistinDefinitionin270-5:SOL.4RFACILITYfiOiI’JU\/Themaximumoccupiedsurfaceareatakenupbytherowsofsolarpanelsandthespacebetweentherows.ProposedAmendment:SOLARFACILITYFOOTPRINTThemaximumoccupiedsurfaceareatakenupbytherowsofsolarpanelsandthespacebetweentherows,exceptthemaximumoccupiedsurfaceareaforaSmallScaleSolarFacilitydoesnotincludetherowsbetweenthesolarpanels.Amend27O-223FencesA4anexceptionforfenceheightsassociatedwithbatteryenergystongeequipmentforsolarfacilities.•Formatted:Font:Bold,underline,Fontcolor:Accent?•Formatted:LeftFormatted:lndtnt:Ltft:0”•Formatted:ront:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12Pt,Highlight__________Formatted:Font(Default)TimesNewRoman,12ptFormatted:SpaceBefore:0Pt•Formatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12Pt,I,BoldFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12PtFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12Pt,BoldFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12Pt,BoldFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12ptFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman,12ptFormatted:SpaceBefore:0PtFormatted:Font.(Default)T,mesNewRoman,12pt,nightight_______Formatted:SpaceBefore:0PtFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman.12pt.nighlight_________Formatted:nightightFormatted:Font:(Default)TimesNewRoman.12pt 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