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## BYLAW Village of Caronport, Province of Saskatchewan
## Bylaw #: 2025-009
## A Bylaw of the Village of Caronport to amend Bylaw #5/93 known as the Zoning Bylaw.
The Council of the Village of Caronport, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts to amend Bylaw Number 5/93 as follows:
1.
Part || - Definitions, is amended by adding the following wording to define Solar Panels and Solar Energy Devices:
- "Solar Panel means a device or system, whether mounted on a building, structure, or the ground, designed to capture and convert sunlight into electricity or heat for on-site use or for supply to an electrical grid.
"Solar Energy System" means an assembly of one or more solar panels and associated equipment, including wiring, inverters, mounts, and other components, designed to generate and/or store electricity or heat from sunlight for on-site use or for supply to an electrical grid."
Part IV General Regulations is amended by adding the following subsection 14.
## 14. SOLAR PANELS AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES
- a. Building Permit Requirement for Solar Energy Systems
- i. No person shall install or construct a solar panel or solar energy system, whether roof-mounted or ground-mounted, without first obtaining a building permit from the Village of Caronport
- b. Solar energy devices and all components associated with the devices shall meet the setback and height requirements of the District in which they are placed.
- c. Solar energy devices attached to a principal or accessory building should be integrated with the roof or wall/structure.
- d. No person shall erect, install, or maintain any solar energy system that results in glare or reflective conditions which, in the opinion of council or a designated officer, cause a nuisance, hazard or material adverse impact to adjacent properties,
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roadways or public spaces. Where such conditions are identified, the owner shall, upon notice, take all necessary the pubic measures to mitigate or eliminate the impact to the satisfaction of the Municipality.
## e. The mounted panel:
- i. should not project more than 0.15 m (0.4 ft) from the surface of the building;
- ii. should not project vertically more than 1.0 m (3.2 ft) above the roof line in residential and mobile home districts, and not more than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) above the roof line in all other districts, where located on buildings with flat roofs; and
- ili. should not extend beyond the outermost edge of the roof or wall to which it is mounted.
- f. Solar energy devices not attached to a building shall:
- i. be located in a side or rear yard only;
- ii. not exceed 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height above the ground; and
- iii. be screened from adjacent properties with a fence or landscaping to the satisfaction of council.
8. This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon receiving third and final reading and being signed.
Read a third time and adopted by the Council of the Village of Caronport on the 18 \_day of September, 2025.
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Mayor Daniel Buck
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SASKATCHE MAN
When Chan
Administrator Ashley Chase
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