[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Amityville 5-14-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No photovoltaic (PV) or residential solar hot water (RSHW) panel shall be installed on any property, or any building or structure thereon without a solar energy system (SES) permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer as hereinafter provided. There shall be a permit fee as established in accordance with § 49-16 of the Code.
A SES may be installed on any property within the Village, provided
that such system shall only be installed on the roof of a building
and such installation complies with the requirements of this article.
A.
The solar energy system shall be flush-mounted, parallel to, and
no more than six inches above the roof surface.
B.
A minimum of an eighteen-inch wide clearing (free of solar equipment)
will be provided along at least one side of the roof ridge either
on the same side as the solar equipment, or on another side of the
ridge that does not have solar equipment. In addition, an eighteen-inch
pathway (free of solar equipment) will be provided from at least one
eave or gutter connecting to the roof ridge clearing.
C.
The roof will have no more than a single layer of roof covering in
addition to the solar energy system, and the total weight of the installed
system shall not exceed five pounds per square foot for PV panels,
and six pounds per square foot for RSHW panels.
All solar energy systems shall comply with the following:
A.
The proposed equipment shall be certified under UL-1703 for PV installations,
or have an OG-100 rating for RSHW installations from the Solar Rating
and Certification Corporation.
B.
Inverters shall be listed on the New York State Public Service Commission
list of type-tested interconnection equipment and meet UL 1741.
C.
The proposed equipment shall comply with current NEC requirements
including Article 690 for PV systems.
D.
PV modules and combiner boxes shall be identified by the manufacturer
for use in grid-tied PV systems.
E.
A sign shall be placed adjacent to the utility meter and at any alternating
current (AC) disconnect switch indicating there is an operating solar
electric co-generation system on site.
F.
The proposed mounting system shall be certified by a licensed professional
engineer or registered architect.
No SES shall be installed by anyone who is not on the prescreened
installer list on the website of the Long Island Power Authority.
The permitting and installation of solar energy systems in the
Village is, and is intended to be, in compliance with the solar energy
system fast track application process instituted by LIUSPI.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Shall consist of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated
control or conversion electronics which has a rated capacity of not
more than 10 kilowatts, to be used for residential purposes only.
No WES shall be installed on any property, nor any building or structure thereon, without a WES permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer, as hereinafter provided. There shall be a permit fee as established in accordance with § 49-16 of the Code.
No WES shall be installed on any property which is not used
for residential purposes only.
A.
The WES shall comply with all applicable building, electrical and
fire codes, and any applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized
to require a certification of any WES from a licensed professional
engineer or registered architect as a prerequisite for the issuance
of a permit or a certificate of occupancy for said WES.
B.
The WES shall be an unobtrusive color such as tan, sand, gray or
black. Galvanized steel or metal is acceptable for support structures.
The painting or coating of the WES shall be kept in good repair until
the system is removed.
C.
All electrical wires from the tower to electrical control facilities
shall be located underground.
D.
The wind turbine shall be equipped with both manual and automatic
controls to limit the rotational speed of the blade within the design
limits of the rotor. An external, manual shutoff switch shall be part
of the installation. The minimum distance between the ground and any
protruding blades on the wind turbine shall be 10 feet as measured
at the lowest point of the arc of the blades.
E.
The tower shall have no exterior step bolts or a ladder less than
12 feet above the ground. For lattice or guyed towers, a barrier shall
be fastened to the portion of the tower below 12 feet to prevent climbing.
F.
All ground-mounted electrical and control equipment shall be labeled
and secured to prevent unauthorized access.
G.
No WES shall be lighted unless required by the FAA.
H.
A sound report from the manufacturer certifying that the noise generated
by the WES shall not exceed 35 decibels at a distance of 28 feet from
the WES shall be submitted with the permit application.
A maximum of one WES per residential parcel is permitted.
The maximum height of any WES as measured to the tip of the
blade at its highest point of travel shall be the maximum height permitted
for a structure in the Zoning District where the property is located.
Every WES shall have a minimum setback from all property lines
equal to the height of the WES as measured to the tip of the blade
at its highest point of travel.
No WES shall create noise that exceeds a maximum of 35 decibels
at any property line for the property on which the WES is located.
A.
Any WES found to be unsafe by the Code Enforcement Officer shall
be repaired or removed.
B.
Any WES which has not operated for a continuous period of 12 months
shall be removed by the owner of the property where the WES is located.
"Non-operational" shall mean that the blades of the wind turbine remain
stationary or the wind turbine is no longer connected to the public
utility electricity distribution system.
No permit for a WES shall be issued for any property in the
H Historical Zoning District without a use variance from the Zoning
Board of Appeals.
