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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-306 Community-based alternative energy systems.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-306" heading="Community-based alternative energy systems.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="On participating lots.">
      <para num="(1)">For a community-based alternative energy system, properties may share a solar, wind, or geothermal alternative energy system, including permission to install equipment along all properties.</para>
      <para num="(2)">This community-based renewable energy system is only allowed if agreed to by the owners of each lot, and the agreement is recorded as a “community-based renewable energy easement” on each survey plat, including provisions for all property owners to access all equipment to maintain the system.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The easement must be submitted to the City.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="On lot owned by homeowners’ association.">
      <para num="(1)">Alternatively, a community-based alternative energy system may be constructed on a lot managed and owned by a homeowners’ association.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A management plan must be submitted to the City.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Submissions for information only.">
      <para num="(1)">Easements, agreements, and management plans submitted to the City under this section are for informational purposes.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The City does not enforce these easements, agreements, or management plans.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Applicable standards.">
      <para num="(1)">Community-based alternative energy systems are subject to the standards for the type of individual renewable energy system.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Ground-mounted systems must meet the yard requirements of the applicable district.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Height restrictions and screening requirements must meet the standards of:<para num="(i)">§ 15-517 {“Alternative energy systems: Solar”} of this Code for solar alternative energy systems; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">§ 15-518 {“Alternative energy systems: Wind”} of this Code for wind alternative energy systems.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
