Solar panels shall be conditionally permitted as a rooftop installation upon the principal structure only in any zoning district. The solar panels shall not exceed a height of 12 inches above the rooftop. In no event shall the placement of the solar panels result in a total height greater than what is permitted in the zoning district for a principal structure nor shall any panel extend beyond the roof lines. For any solar installation which requires frame hardware, piping, and/or any associated equipment to be located on the ground, such equipment shall not be located in a front yard, must comply with the setback requirements for accessory structures in the zone in which the property is located, and shall be completely screened with natural plantings or a combination of fencing and natural plantings which shall completely screen the associated frame hardware, piping and equipment from abutting properties. The height of such frame hardware, piping and/or associated equipment shall not exceed a height of four feet in a residential zone and eight feet in a nonresidential zone.

Solar panels shall be conditionally permitted as ground arrays in accordance with the following: