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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="4-211" title_number="4" title_name="Zoning" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Designation and Adoption">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “energy generating system” means an energy generating system:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is required by State law; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity is not required by State law; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that is not considered to be an accessory use under the zoning law of the local jurisdiction where the system is located.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the primary reason for a proposed amendment to change a zoning classification on a parcel of land is the existence of an energy generating system on that parcel of land or on a parcel of land that is adjacent to or in close proximity to that parcel of land, a legislative body may not grant an amendment to change the zoning classification based on a finding that there was:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a substantial change in the character of the neighborhood where the property is located; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a mistake in the existing zoning classification.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
