Jackson Township, Monroe County

"(1) Permits: A permit shall be required for every solar power facility installed in the Township. (2) Associated Use. All other uses ancillary to the solar power facility (including a business office, maintenance depot, etc., greater than 1,000 square feet) are prohibited from the solar power facility, unless otherwise permitted in the zoning district in which the solar power facility is located. This shall not prohibit the installation, as accessory structures, of equipment containers not intended for human occupancy, to house only equipment necessary for the operation of the solar power facility. (3) Solar Power Facility as a Second Principal Use. A solar power facility shall be permitted on a property with an existing use, subject to the following land development standards: (a) The minimum lot area, minimum setbacks and maximum height required by this chapter for the solar power facility shall apply, and the land remaining for accommodation of the existing principal use(s) on the lot shall also continue to comply with the minimum lot area, density and other requirements. (b) The vehicular access to the equipment building shall, whenever feasible, be provided along the circulation driveways of the existing use. (c) The applicant shall present documentation that the owner of the property has granted an easement or other legal interest for the land for the proposed solar power facility and that vehicular access is provided to the solar power facility.”