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Council adopts power code updates and new solar land‑use rules limiting rooftop and ground‑mounted installations
Summary
Brigham City Council voted to update power-department code and to add solar definitions and land‑use rules; the changes set a rolling cap on residential solar equal to 15% of system load and reference National Electrical Safety Code fencing and security standards for larger ground‑mounted arrays.
Brigham City Council adopted changes to the city’s power department code and passed an ordinance adding solar‑specific land‑use definitions and standards at its Aug. 21 meeting.
The council approved three related items: amendments to Title 5 (power department code) that set procedural and crediting rules for distributed solar, a zoning ordinance (amending Chapter 156) that defines roof‑mounted and ground‑mounted solar arrays and limits ground arrays to one acre with screening, and an update to the Power Department Electrical Requirements and Standards Manual that clarifies construction and clearance standards.
Tom Cooper, Brigham City’s public power director, told the council the changes include a rolling approach to system saturation: the city will annually…
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