Patton Township, Centre County

"Glare. Primary use solar energy systems shall be designed and installed in a manner as to not project any glare or glint onto any adjoining property or roadway as follows: (1) A glare and glint study report from the latest version of the ForgeSolar GlareGauge© tool, or equivalent, shall be provided to the Township by a registered professional, as defined in § 310-11, Definitions and word usage. The tool shall be used to determine that the solar energy system will have no ocular impact or low potential for temporary after-image ocular impact as illustrated by the solar glare ocular hazard plot in Figure 1. The observation points used with the tool shall be determined in coordination with the Township." "(2) The Township reserves the right to require one or more of the following to limit glare: (a) Modification of the location, angle of tilt, and/or azimuth angle of the solar collector(s). (b) Placement of landscaping or other physical object to limit the projection of glare or glint. (c) Utilization of anti-reflective (AR) glass on the solar energy system. (d) Utilization of glass with a light-diffusing texture on the front surface."