Guidelines - City of Oklahoma City
Guidelines - City of Oklahoma City
Guidelines - City of Oklahoma City
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Preservation Standards AND <strong>Guidelines</strong> August 1, 2012<br />
Appropriately placed solar panels (left)<br />
and solar shingles (right) at back ro<strong>of</strong><br />
lines.<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW:<br />
ACTIONS THAT REQUIRE REVIEW AND MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED<br />
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4.7.4: Solar panels and solar shingles must be installed on back facing ro<strong>of</strong> slopes and lay flat on<br />
the ro<strong>of</strong> slope. They must not be visible from the public right-<strong>of</strong>-way or from streets including side<br />
streets for corner or interior lots.<br />
4.7.5: Southern exposures receive sunlight during the entire day, making them the ideal location<br />
for solar panels or shingles. However, solar panels and shingles are not permitted for the front<br />
(south) ro<strong>of</strong> slope <strong>of</strong> south-facing buildings. Solar panels and solar shingles are better suited for<br />
north-facing buildings whose south-facing ro<strong>of</strong> slope is only visible from the back yard.<br />
4.7.6: Solar panels for south-facing buildings are encouraged as free-standing solar panels installed<br />
in a back yard and out <strong>of</strong> public view.<br />
4.7.7: Solar panels may be installed in back yards, as long as the height <strong>of</strong> the panel and the<br />
mounting system combined is less than six feet tall and they are not visible from the public right<strong>of</strong>-way<br />
and adjacent properties.<br />
Left: an appropriate location<br />
for solar panels, out <strong>of</strong> public<br />
view and screened in a back<br />
yard; right: solar panels<br />
should not be sited on ro<strong>of</strong>lines<br />
that are visible from the<br />
public right-<strong>of</strong>-way.<br />
COMMISSION REVIEW:<br />
ACTIONS THAT REQUIRE REVIEW BY THE HPC<br />
Wind turbines<br />
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4.7.8: Wind turbines require open space to harness energy from moving air which usually means<br />
that equipment needs to be installed at a height taller than any other structures or trees. This energy<br />
generation method will likely not prove practical in urban historic districts and is not permitted.<br />
4.7.9: The Historic Preservation Commission may reconsider permitting wind turbines if sufficient<br />
advances are made in the technology to ensure compatibility with historic buildings and districts,<br />
for example, by meeting the requirements for landscape elements in back yards (not visible from<br />
the public right-<strong>of</strong> way or neighboring properties and less than six feet tall).<br />
<strong>Oklahoma</strong> <strong>City</strong> Historic Districts 121
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