Jim Thorpe Borough, Carbon County

“Permits; use regulations. (1) Permits. A permit shall be required for every solar power facility installed in the Borough. (2) Associated use. All other uses ancillary to the facility (including a business office, maintenance depot, etc.) are prohibited from the facility, unless otherwise permitted in the zoning district in which the 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 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.”