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Article 5: Uses 192 <br /> Section 5.9: Standards for Utilities <br /> may take the form of a small enclosed structure properly ven d to allow <br /> for air flow, fence, or landscape hedge. <br /> (i) Mechanical equipment shall not be located within the re ired setback <br /> areas for the underlying zoning district as detailed withi Article 3 or <br /> within required landscaped areas as required under ction 6.8. <br /> Before commencement of earth disturbing activitie , the property owner <br /> must acknowledge that he/she is the responsible arty for owning and <br /> ensuring the perpetual maintenance of the solar array. <br /> (k) cases where a solar array has not been in peration for a period of 6 <br /> nths due to a malfunction or other defec he property owner shall <br /> affe t repair(s)to the system within 30 da of notice from the County in <br /> acco ance with Section 9.5 of the UDO <br /> In cases ere the array has been dee ed unsafe it shall be removed or <br /> repaired i ediately in accordance ith Section 9.5.5 of the UDO. <br /> (2) Standards for Build g Mounted Devic . <br /> (a) An array may b ounted on t roof of a principal or an accessory <br /> structure located the prop y. <br /> (b) The array shall be vi ed an extension of the roof structure and, as a <br /> result, shall not excee maximum building height detailed within <br /> Article 3 for the underlyi zoning district where the property is located. <br /> (c) As part of the buildin perm review process, structural engineering shall <br /> be provided demon rating th roof can support the weight of the <br /> proposed array. <br /> (3) Standards for Ground ounted Devices. <br /> (a) Ground mou ed system shall not ex ed a maximum height of 15 feet <br /> from finish grade. <br /> (b) The surf ce area of a ground mounted sys m, regardless of the <br /> mount angle, shall be calculated as part o he overall impervious <br /> surfs area for the parcel in accordance with e provisions of Section <br /> 4.2. <br /> (c) ays shall be allowed to be erected anywhere on e property outside <br /> f established setback areas, designated open space reas, and <br /> well/septic system setback areas as identified by Oran County <br /> Environmental Health. <br /> (d Arrays shall observe the principal setback requirements of t underlying <br /> zoning district where the property is located as detailed within rticle 3. <br /> In the case of an array erected on a non-residentially zoned prop y, the <br /> array shall not be located within any required setback, landscape, <br /> buffer area. <br /> (e) If a ground mounted array is removed, any earth disturbance shall be <br /> graded and reseeded within 60 days. <br /> (B) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Solar Array— Large <br /> Facility(C'�ITSpecial Use Permit) <br /> (1) Submittal Requirements <br /> In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following shall be <br /> submitted as part of the application: <br /> (a) A site plan showing all existing structures on the property, any proposed <br /> buildings or structures that are necessary to support the proposed array, <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-73 <br />