The purpose of this article is to establish provisions for using
an alternate source of energy apart from the prevailing energy sources
of natural gas and electricity, namely solar energy, and to provide
standards for the construction and use of solar energy systems.
Except as provided herein, no solar energy system or solar collection
device shall be erected, constructed, altered or maintained on any
lot within the City of Mission Woods, Kansas.
All solar energy systems or solar collection devices shall meet
the following standards and conditions:
(a)
All solar energy systems or solar collection devices shall be incorporated
into a building (which may be either a principal or accessory building)
and shall be integrated, into the basic form and main structure of
such building.
(b)
Any panel or apparatus which is used to receive, collect or transfer
solar energy, shall be mounted on the roof of a building and such
panels or apparatus shall be integrated into the roof either directly
mounted against the roof or integrated into the roof so it forms a
part of the roof itself.
(c)
Mounting arrangements which allow panels or apparatus to project
above the roof line, such as "stand-off or "rack" mounting arrangements
are prohibited.
(d)
No panels or apparatus shall be free standing or mounted on the ground.
(e)
All mechanical piping, electrical conduits, motors and similar items
which comprise a solar energy system shall be concealed.
(f)
All exposed metal, including the frame work of active collector panels
or exposed mullions and framework of passive systems shall be of finished
warm earth tones, or black, in color and unpainted aluminum is prohibited.
(g)
All solar energy system components shall be located as to be accessible
for required routine maintenance without trespassing on adjoining
property or disassembling any major portion of the structure or building.
(h)
All solar energy system components must be obtained from manufacturers
who regularly engage in production of solar energy apparatus.
No solar energy system or solar collection device shall be constructed, erected, added to or materially altered, structurally or otherwise changed, or improved nor any other work commenced upon any lot, tract or parcel of land unless the owner, contractor or agent of either shall first have applied for and received from the City Planning Commission a permit therefore as provided in Article 5 of Chapter 8[1] of the Municipal Code of the City of Mission Woods, Kansas,
and the remaining sections of this ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
Any application for the permit required hereunder shall show that the proposed construction meets the requirements set forth in Section 5-503 hereof.
Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of Article 5 of Chapter 8 of the Municipal Code of the City of Mission Woods, Kansas,[1] for the construction, erection or modification of a solar
energy system or solar collection device shall only be issued after
the City Planning Commission has determined that the proposed construction
meets the requirements of Section 3 hereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
Any violation of this ordinance shall be deemed a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof any person violating this any provision
of this article shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $500. Each
day a violation continues to occur shall constitute a separate offense.
