Boonville Location and placement regulations ordinance (Appendix C, Section 16.6)

(1) PV systems, whether roof mounted or free standing on a platform, are included under the definition of a structure in appendix C, section 1.1(ba):

Structure means anything constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground, or attached to something having a location on the ground, including but not limited to advertising signs, billboards and poster panels but exclusive of customary fences or boundary or retaining walls of four feet or less in height.

(2) PV systems, whether roof mounted or free standing on a platform, are included under the definition of an accessory use in appendix C, section 1.1 (b):

Accessory use means a use subordinate to and incidental to the primary actual use of the main building or to the primary actual use of the premises.

(3) Roof mounted PV systems shall be permitted in all zoning districts as an accessory use under appendix C, section 7.2.

(4) Free standing PV systems, including those on a stand-alone platform, shall not be permitted in an R-1, R-2 or R-3 zoning district or in any residential subdivision or residential infill block. Free standing PV systems (not falling within the section below addressing commercial solar farms) located within an R-A, C-1, C-2, C-P or M-1 shall be located and secured in such a way that unauthorized persons do not have access to the system or structures supporting the system.

(5) Roof mounted PV systems shall be exempt from screening under the corridor standards of appendix C, section 2.95. Free standing PV systems on a platform in a corridor property shall be reviewed under the standards of appendix C, section 2.95 (6):

All electrical and mechanical equipment located adjacent to the building and visible from any adjacent applicable public thoroughfare or residentiallyzoned area shall be screened from view (100 percent capacity), up to a maximum of 300 feet away. Such screens and enclosures shall be treated as integral elements of the building's appearance.

(6) PV systems located in the Boonville historic district shall only be submitted to the building inspector for a building permit following approval of the design by the Boonville historic preservation advisory commission pursuant to section 17-63 of the Code.