A.
When
a solar energy collection system is installed on a lot, no structures
or vegetation on an abutting lot shall thereafter be located so as
to block the solar collector’s access to solar energy. The portion
of a solar collection system that is protected by this section is
that portion which:
1.
Is
so located that no part thereof would ever be shaded between the hours
of ten o’clock (10:00) a.m., and three o’clock (3:00)
p.m., by a hypothetical eight foot (8') high obstruction located on
any lot line; and
2.
Has
an area not greater than one-half (1/2) of the heated floor area of
the structure it serves.
B.
This
section does not apply to any structure or vegetation existing on
an abutting lot on August 10, 1978, or immediately prior to the installation
of a solar energy collection system. This section controls any structure
erected on, or vegetation planted in, abutting lots after the installation
of a solar energy collection system.
(1981 Code, sec. 17-1)
In order for a solar energy collection system to be protected
under this chapter, a sworn statement that such solar energy collection
system has been installed on a lot shall be filed with the town clerk.
For the purpose of this chapter, the date of the installation of such
system shall be the date of such filing.
(1981 Code, sec. 17-2)
