§ 8-1-42-1 Applicability; “solar energy ready community”
§ 8-1-42-2 “Commercial solar energy system”
§ 8-1-42-3 “Commercial solar regulation”
§ 8-1-42-4 “Dwelling”
§ 8-1-42-5 “Nonparticipating property”
§ 8-1-42-6 “Permit authority”
§ 8-1-42-7 “Project owner”
§ 8-1-42-8 “Unit”
§ 8-1-42-9 Permit authority responsible for enforcing compliance with standards; authority to adopt less restrictive standards or to waive or make less restrictive existing standards; unit’s planning and zoning powers not affected
§ 8-1-42-10 Setback requirements; highways, collector roads, and local roads; nonparticipating properties; landscape buffer; height restriction; waiver of setback and buffer requirements with consent of nonparticipating property owner
§ 8-1-42-11 Ground cover; vegetation plan
§ 8-1-42-12 Fencing
§ 8-1-42-13 Underground cables; aboveground infrastructure; depth of buried cables; cables and lines outside of project site
§ 8-1-42-14 Glare minimization; adjacent properties and roadways; vehicular traffic
§ 8-1-42-15 Signal interference
§ 8-1-42-16 Sound level limitations; waiver of requirement with consent of owners of adjacent nonparticipating properties
§ 8-1-42-17 Damage to drainage infrastructure; repair; installation of new infrastructure
§ 8-1-42-18 Decommissioning and site restoration plan; posting of surety bond or equivalent security; required posting increments; adjustment of bond or security after periodic reevaluation of decommissioning costs; costs to be net of estimated salvage value; project
§ 8-1-42-19 CSE system’s failure to generate electricity; presumed abandonment; required removal of project assets; project owner’s failure to remove assets; removal of assets by permit authority; recovery of costs
§ 8-1-42-20 “Force majeure event”; cessation of electricity generation; project owner’s notice to permit authority; failure to resume operations; presumed abandonment; project owner’s failure to remove assets; removal of assets by permit authority; recovery of costs

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 42 - Default Standards for Commercial Solar Energy Systems

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • commercial solar regulation: refers to any ordinance or regulation, including any:

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-3

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
  • CSE system: means a system that:

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-2

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • dwelling: means any building, structure, or part of a building or structure that is occupied as, or is designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one (1) or more families or individuals. See Indiana Code 8-1-42-4
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • nonparticipating property: means a lot or parcel of real property:

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-5

  • permit authority: means :

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-6

  • project owner: means a person that:

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-7

  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • unit: refers to :

    Indiana Code 8-1-42-8

  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5