19.080 Ground-Mounted Solar Energy System
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Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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A. Allowed Areas. Ground-mounted solar energy systems installed at the rear or sides of a structure may be allowed as a permitted use upon compliance with this section.
B. Standards. All ground-mounted solar energy devices shall meet the following standards:
1. Solar collector devices shall extend no higher than the fence line.
2. Collectors shall not reflect light into windows of neighboring buildings.
3. Collectors shall not be visible from the front of the structure, as viewed at ground level from the public street.
4. The maximum power output for a groundmounted solar energy system or any other connected renewable energy devices is limited to 15 kW for residential applications. Nonresidential systems may exceed 15 kW upon approval by Lehi Power Engineering Manager, and the Lehi Power Director.
5. The system shall be designed with an automatic shut-off mechanism, so that in the case of a power outage, the system will not back feed into the power grid.
6. The total area of the ground-mounted solar energy system cannot exceed thirty percent of the lot’s net area.
7. The system setbacks are the same as the minimum accessory building setbacks in the underlying zoning district.
8. All power lines from a ground-mounted solar energy system to any building or other structure shall be located underground.
9. A solar energy system shall not be used to display permanent or temporary advertising, including signage, streamers, pennants, spinners, reflectors, banners or similar materials. The manufacturers and equipment information, warning, or indication of ownership shall be allowed on any equipment of the solar energy system provided they comply with the prevailing sign regulations found in Chapter 23 of the Development Code.
C. All ground-mounted solar energy systems shall be maintained in good condition and in accordance with all requirements of this section.
D. All ground-mounted solar energy systems shall comply with all applicable IBC, NEC, and IFC requirements.
E. Driveways and access aisles shall be designed so that fire equipment and other emergency vehicles can readily access and exit all areas of the site.
F. Customers of Lehi Power shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of applicable protection equipment and/or any damage caused by the customer-generating equipment to the City’s distribution system.
G. No ground-mounted solar energy system shall be connected to the power grid until Lehi Power has inspected and approved the installation of the system.
H. The owner of the system shall abide by the Lehi Power Net Metering Policy, or Feed-in Tariff Policy as applicable.
Adopted 04/08/08