[Added 3-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-04]
No person, firm, partnership, limited liability
company, corporation, or any other entity shall be allowed to construct
a solar energy system, as defined in § 13.48(2)(h)(l)(g),
Wis. Stats., within the Town of Grand Chute without first obtaining
a permit as herein required.
Every application for a permit shall be made upon a form furnished by the Community Development Department and verified and shall contain the name, place of residence, age, and occupation of the applicant, the purpose for which a permit is desired, and detailed plans for the installation and location of the solar energy system. Such plans shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, a map of the exact location of the solar energy system, a narrative explanation or description of the size and nature of the solar energy system, as well as detailed specifications of the solar energy system sufficient to make any determination necessary under § 535-123 below.
Upon receipt of each such application, the Community
Development Director shall immediately institute such investigation
of the applicant's detailed plans and specifications for the solar
energy system, and may involve other departments of the Town, consultants,
and/or experts, as useful or necessary. The Community Development
Director shall decide whether to approve, deny, or conditionally approve
an application; however, an application may only be denied or conditionally
approved in accordance with the provisions of § 66.0401,
Wis. Stats. In addition, and in accordance with § 66.0401,
no permit application shall be approved for any solar energy system
unless the following design criteria are met:
A.
The height of any freestanding solar energy system
and/or attached accessory may not exceed the distance from the base
or any projection of the solar energy system to the nearest adjoining
property line.
B.
The height of any solar energy system and/or attached
accessory which is affixed to or made part of a principal building
located on any property may not exceed the height of the principal
building structure.
C.
A solar energy system shall be located in the rear
yard.
D.
The applicant understands that no adjoining property
owner shall be required to remove structures or vegetation that may
block sunlight to the solar energy system.
E.
Neighbors within a three-hundred-foot radius of a
proposed solar unit being installed are to be notified by the Town
of the installation and this cost will become part of the permit cost.
The permit application fee shall be payable
according to the Town Building Permit Fee Schedule.
