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.
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.
No permit for a SES shall be issued for any property in the H Historical Zoning District without the architectural review and approval of the Planning Board in accordance with Article
III of Chapter
24 of this Code.
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:
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM (WES)
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 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.
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.