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project site, signed and sealed by a Massachusetts licensed Registered Land <br /> Surveyor <br /> c. Proposed changes to the landscape of the site, grading, vegetation clearing and <br /> planting, exterior lighting, screening vegetation, fencing or structures including their <br /> height, and placement of system components, including solar arrays and related <br /> structures and equipment <br /> d. An estimate of earthwork operations including the volume of cut and fill and the <br /> amount of soil material to be imported or exported from the site <br /> e. Locations of wetlands, vernal pools, and Priority Habitat Areas defined by the <br /> Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program (NHESP) <br /> f. Locations of floodplain area(s) <br /> g. Zoning district designation for the parcel(s) of land comprising the project site <br /> (submission of a copy of a zoning map with the parcel(s) identified is suitable for this <br /> purpose) <br /> h. Materials storage and delivery and equipment,staging area(s) <br /> I. Location of screening vegetation or structures <br /> G. Required Performance Standards <br /> 1. Visual Impact Mitigation—The site plan for a ground-mounted solar energy system shall be <br /> designed to screen the array to the maximum extent practicable year round from adjacent <br /> properties in residential use. Planting of vegetative screening shall be completed prior to <br /> final approval of the solar energy system by the Consulting Engineer. <br /> 2. Where abutting a property in residential use, all required setbacks shall be left in their <br /> undisturbed natural vegetated condition for the duration of the solar energy system's <br /> installation. <br /> 3. Lighting—Lighting of ground-mounted solar energy systems shall be limited to that required <br /> for safety and operational purposes, and shall be reasonably shielded from abutting <br /> properties. Lighting shall be directed downward and shall incorporate full cut-off fixtures to <br /> reduce light pollution. <br /> 4. Signage—Signs on ground-mounted solar energy systems shall comply with all applicable <br /> regulations of this bylaw. A sign shall be required to identify the owner, operator and <br /> interconnected utility and provide a 24-hour emergency contact phone number. Ground- <br /> mounted solar energy systems shall not be used for displaying any advertising signage. <br /> 5. Utility Connections—Within setback distances and except where soil conditions, location, <br /> property shape, and'topography of the site or requirements of the utility provider prevent <br /> it, all utility connections from grid-intertie solar energy systems shall be placed <br /> underground. Electrical transformers for utility interconnections may be above ground if <br /> required by the utility provider. <br /> 6. Vegetation Management—All land associated with the ground-mounted solar energy <br /> system shall be covered and grown in natural vegetation. The height of vegetation must be <br />