Gilpin Township, Armstrong County

"i. Solar collectors shall be installed so as to prevent glare or concentrated solar radiation as may otherwise be directed onto other properties or onto roadways such that a nuisance situation is created. Antireflective surface materials or coatings shall be used to preclude glare to the extent feasible. The Applicant or the installer or manufacturer of the Solar Energy System shall submit with the application for permit, as applicable, a signed statement including the following: (i) Certification that the proposed system shall not produce glare or reflect concentrated solar radiation visible beyond the property lines of the property upon which the Solar Energy System shall be located such that a nuisance situation is created; (ii) Acknowledgement that, should any glare or concentrated solar radiation produced prove to be visible beyond the property lines of the property upon which the Solar Energy System shall be located, at any time subsequent to the installation of the system, such that, as stated by the Zoning Officer, a nuisance situation or safety hazard arises for another property owner or the traveling public, the Township may at its discretion require mitigated action or may require the removal of the system or portion thereof generating the glare or reflected solar radiation; (iii) Acknowledgement that, should any mitigation or system removal deemed necessary by the Township fail to be dealt with in accordance with the Township’s determination within 180 days of notification of the landowner and/or system owner, or immediately in any case determined to be a safety hazard, the Township may implement such mitigation or remove such systems as it deems necessary, costs therefore to be reimbursed within 90 days and, if not, a commensurate lien shall be placed upon the property;"