<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-195. - Location.</div>
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               (a)
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               All solar energy facilities must comply with the requirements established in the Wayne
               County Zoning Ordinance.
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               (b)
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               All solar energy facilities shall be considered a special use in all areas of the
               county covered by the Seymour Johnson AFB Airspace Control Surfaces as defined in
               the 2011 Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) report or subsequent AICUZ reports
               as well as within the airport overlay districts as depicted on the latest version
               of the Wayne County Zoning Map. Approval as a special use must be from the Wayne County
               Board of Adjustment.
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               (c)
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               All improved areas, including disposal areas, shall be at least 200 feet from a public
               road and 25 feet from a fence line. In the event that an opaque fence is installed
               and maintained, the setback may be reduced to 100 feet.
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               (d)
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               Improved areas shall be at least 250 feet from any residence or church, measured from
               the principal building in a non-residential area. Improved areas shall be 500 feet
               from a residence or church, measured from the property line in a residential area.
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               (e)
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               All access roads and storage areas shall be established on a 30 feet minimum easement
               to a public right-of-way.
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               (f)
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               All solar energy facilities located in a residential area shall have a minimum landscape
               buffer of 50 feet. The buffer shall contain evergreen trees or bushes planted no more
               than eight feet apart and at least four feet tall at time of planting. The buffer
               shall obtain a height of ten feet within three growing seasons. The trees or bushes
               may be trimmed but no lower than a height of ten feet. A buffer area will not be required
               between a solar energy facility and an industrial or, timber use. A planted buffer
               will not be required if an opaque and maintained fence is installed.
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               (g)
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               Solar energy facilities shall not be located on land comprising of Class I, Class
               II, or Class III Soil Capability for row crop suitability as identified by the latest
               version of the US Department of Agriculture Soil Survey of Wayne County.
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               (h)
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               Solar energy facilities shall only be located on land comprising of soil identified
               as severe for septic tank fields as identified by the latest version of the US Department
               of Agriculture Soil Survey of Wayne County.
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               (Ord. of 11-5-2014(1), Â§ 5; Ord. of 1-19-2016(1), Â§ 5; Ord. of 3-19-2024(1))
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