HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 15-2019 - Amending City Code Chapter 11, Related to Solar - 07/25/2019 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 15-2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA AMENDING
CITY CODE CHAPTER 11, SECTIONS 11.02 AND 11.03 AND RELATING TO THE
INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE
CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 11.99 WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS
CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section 1. City Code Chapter 11, Section 11.02 Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the
following new definitions in alphabetic order in the section and renumbering definitions as
appropriate:
1. "Active Solar Energy System" is a system whose primary purpose is to harvest energy by
transforming solar energy into another form of energy, or transferring heat from a
collector, to another medium using mechanical, electrical, or chemical means.
2. "Ground Mounted Solar Energy System" is a freestanding active solar energy system
mounted directly to the ground using a rack or pole.
3. "Roof Mounted Solar System" is an active solar energy system located on the roof of a
building, back side of a parapet wall, or stage loft.
4. "Wall Mounted Solar System" is an active solar energy system located on the wall of a
building.
Section 2. Section 11.03, Subd. 3, Special Requirements is amended by adding the following:
O. Active Solar Energy Systems as Accessory Uses
(a) Roof Mounted Systems and Wall Mounted Systems attached to a principal
structure shall comply with all requirements relating to principal structures.
(b) Ground Mounted Systems shall comply with all standards relating to accessory
structures.
Section 3. City Code Chapter 1 entitled "General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the
Entire City Code Including Penalty for Violation" and Section 11.99 entitled "Violation a
Misdemeanor" are hereby adopted in their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim
herein.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on the 18th
day of June, 2019, and finally read and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of the
City Council of said City on the 16th day of July, 2019.
Kat een Porta, City Clerk Ronald A. Case, Mayor
Published in the Eden Prairie News on the 251hh day of July, 2019.
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 15-2019
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING
CITY CODE CHAPTER 11, SECTIONS 11.02 AND 11.03 RELATING TO SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1
AND SECTION 11.99 WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS CONTAIN PENALTY
PROVISIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
Summary: This ordinance amends City Code Chapter 11, Section 11.02 Definitions by inserting
new definitions for Active Solar Energy System, Ground Mounted Solar System, Roof Mounted
Solar System, and Wall Mounted System in alphabetic order in the section and renumbering
definitions as appropriate. Section 11.03, Subd. 3, Special Requirements is amended to allow
Active Solar Energy Systems as accessory uses in all zoning districts. Roof and Ground Mounted
Systems attached to a principal structure shall comply with all requirements relating to principal
structures and Ground Mounted Systems shall comply with all standards relating to accessory
structures.
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
ATTEST:
Katkieen Porta, City Clerk Ronald A. Case, Mayor
PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie News on 251h of July, 2019.
(A full copy of the text of this Ordinance is available from City Clerk.)