Delaware Township, Juniata County
- County
- Juniata County
- Citation
- 3.A.17.b; 3.A.17.c; 3.A.17.f (2023) [pg. 10-11 of PDF, contact Township through "County Directory" for access]
- Date of data entry
- Sep 11, 2025
- Source document
- View the ordinance (opens in a new tab)
Relevant text
"b. The PSES owner shall then have twelve (12) months in which to dismantle and remove the PSES including all solar related equipment or appurtenances related thereto, including but not limited to buildings, cabling, electrical components, roads, foundations and other associated facilities from the property. If the owner fails to dismantle and/or remove the PSES within the established timeframes, the municipality may complete the decommissioning at the owner's expense.
c. At the time of issuance of the permit for the construction of the PSES, the owner shall provide evidence that financial security will be in place at the start of commercial operation in the form and amount of a bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other financial security acceptable to the township to secure the expense of dismantling and removing said PSES and restoration of the land to its original condition, in the amount of 125% of the estimated decommission cost minus the salvageable value. The initial submission of said financial security must be approved by the Township engineer. Every 5 years a new engineer's estimate of probable cost of decommissioning shall be submitted for approval in the same manner as the initial submission, and the bond, letter of credit, or other financial security acceptable to the township shall be adjusted upward or downward as necessary."
f. Upon notification to the township of cessation or abandonment of the operation, the PSES owner must submit a Decommissioning Plan. Said plan must include: "iv. A plan to for stabilization of any disturbed earth, which must be graded, cleared of debris and seeded to prevent soil erosion;"