HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 1930 - Ground Mounted Solar PanelsORDINANCE: 1930
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 2.02.00 — DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 7.01.00 — ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES, OF THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
TO DEFINE AND PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS; PROVIDING FOR
LIBERAL INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING
CODES AND ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 — AUTHORITY. The authority for enactment of this ordinance is section 166.041,
Florida Statutes, and The City of Crestview Land Development Code.
SECTION 2 — AMENDING SECTION 2.02.00 — DEFINITIONS OF THE LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE. Section 2.02.00 of the Land Development Code is hereby amended with the
addition of the following definition:
Ground -mounted solar enemy system: A solar photovoltaic system mounted on a rack or pole that is
ballasted on, or is attached to. the around.
SECTION 3 - AMENDING SECTION 7.01.00 — ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, OF THE
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. Section 7.01.00 of the Land Development Code is hereby amended
with the addition of Section 7.01.05, as follows:
7.01.05 — Ground Mounted Solar Enemy Systems
A. Placement:
1. Lots within recorded subdivisions and un-platted lots with a death less than
250 feet:
a. Systems shall only be permissible in side and rear yards and shall be setback,
three (3) feet from side and rear property lines.
b. Systems located closer than five (5) feet to the principal structure shall
meet the same minimum setbacks required for the principal structure.
2. Lots with a depth of 250 feet or greater:
a. Systems placed in side and rear yards shall be setback three (3) feet from side
and rear property lines.
b. Systems placed in anyprimary or secondary front yard shall not be,
placed within any required front setback.
c. Systems located closer than five (5) feet to the principal structure shall meet
the same minimum setbacks required for the principal structure.,
3. Systems shall not be located within any required buffer area. required
landscape area, required parking lot landscaping, required parking spaces. stormwater
management area. wetland buffer, driveway. or easement.
4. if located in a floodnlain'Project must comely with LDC Section 5.05.00.
B. Height standards. The maximum height of a ground -mounted solar energy system shall not
exceed fifteen (15) feet as measured from the natural parade at the base of the structure to the
hi2hest point of the array or solar structure.
SECTION 4 - SEVERABILITY. If any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph or provision of this ordinance
or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, such finding
shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without
the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance
are declared severable.
SECTION 5 - SCIVENER'S ERRORS. The correction of typographical errors which do not affect the
intent of this Ordinance may be authorized by the City Manager or the City Manager's designee, without
public hearing, by filing a corrected or re -codified copy with the City Clerk.
SECTION 6 - ORDINANCE TO BE LIBERALLY CONSTRUED. This Ordinance shall be liberally
construed in order to effectively carry out the purposes hereof which are deemed not to adversely affect
public health, safety, or welfare.
SECTION 7 - REPEAL OF CONFLICTING CODES, ORDINANCES, AND RESOLUTIONS. All
Charter provisions, codes, ordinances and resolutions or parts of charter provisions, codes, ordinances and
resolutions or portions thereof of the City of Crestview, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 8 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Passed and adopted on second reading by the City Council of Crestview, Florida on the 8th day of May
2023.
Approved by me this 8th day of May 2023.
.t!$, Whitten, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maryanne Sc rade City Clerk