HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 3843 - 12/12/2023 - PRIVATE SOLAR ARRAYS FOR PUBLIC ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTIONORDINANCE NO. 3843
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3 BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS OF THE
VILLAGE CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW CHAPTER ENTITLED PRIVATE SOLAR
ARRAYS FOR PUBLIC ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Village of
Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That Title 3, Business & License Regulations of the Village Code be amended by adding
thereto a new Chapter which shall read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Section 2: That the Village Clerk is authorized to publish the Ordinance in pamphlet form.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval,
and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 12t' day of December 2023
APPROVED this 1211 day of December 2023
ATTEST:
Loretta M. Murphy, Village Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor Craig B. Johnson
Village of Elk Grove Village
PUBLISHED this 1411 day of December 2023 in pamphlet form.
Exhibit A
CHAPTER 27 PRIVATE SOLAR ARRAYS FOR PUBLIC ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
3-27-1 DEFINITION:
Private Solar Arrays for Public Electrical Distribution: A solar array operated by an organization or
business that distributes the power generated by the solar array directly to the local public electricity
company for distribution to the public power grid.
3-27-2 LICENSE REQUIRED:
It shall be unlawful for any person or company to install, maintain or operate a private solar array for
public electrical distribution system without first having obtained a license. The annual license fee, June 1"
renewals, for a private solar array for each public electrical distribution system shall be one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00).
3-27-3 CONDITIONS:
Private solar arrays are required to have transmission lines located underground and any above ground
equipment must be screened in an approved manner, or as required by the Director of Community
Development.