Arendtsville Borough and Butler Township, Adams County
- County
- Adams County
- Citation
- 1401.SS.17.1 to 1401.SS.17.7 (2022) [pg. 102 of linked PDF]
- Date of data entry
- May 1, 2024
- Source document
- View the ordinance (opens in a new tab)
Relevant text
"(1) The Solar Farm owner is required to notify the Municipality immediately upon cessation or abandonment of the operation. The Solar Farm shall be presumed to be discontinued or abandoned if no electricity is generated by such system for a period of twelve (12) continuous months.
(2) The Solar Farm owner shall then have twelve (12) months in which to dismantle and remove the Solar Farm including all solar related equipment or appurtenances related thereto, including but not limited to buildings, cabling, electrical components, roads, foundations, solar facility connections and other associated facilities.
(3) To the extent possible, the materials shall be re-sold or salvaged. Materials that cannot be re-sold or salvaged shall be disposed of at a facility authorized to dispose of such materials by federal or state law. Where disposal occurs the Solar Farm owner shall inform the Municipality of the location where the materials are to be disposed.
(4) Any soil exposed during the removal shall be stabilized in accordance with applicable erosion and sediment control standards.
(5) Any access drive paved aprons from public roads may remain for future use.
(6) The Solar Farm site area shall be restored to its pre-existing condition, suitable for its prior use, except the landowner may retain any buffer landscaping or access roads installed to accommodate the Solar Farm for future use.
(7) Any necessary permits, such as Erosion and Sedimentation and NPDES permits, shall be obtained prior to decommissioning activities."