recorded. The applicant, owner, and/or operator shall submit a copy of the final as-built survey to the Building/Zoning Administrator Director with the locations of the solar facility facilities shown thereon. Once the Building/Zoning Administrator is Said Director, after being satisfied that the locations of the solar facility are substantially similar to the locations on the originally approved final plan(s) or as the same were from time to time amended, shall approve, date and sign said as-built survey for the solar facility, which the applicant, owner, and/or operator shall then record and provide the DMMPC Plan Commission a copy of said recorded document with the instrument number from the Recorder’s Office Plans.
c.
Change in Ownership: It is the responsibility of the solar facility applicant, solar facility owner and/or solar facility operator and any subsequent owner and operator, in addition to the notice requirements of any solar facility plan(s) and solar facility agreement(s) to notify by written notice the County Commissioners and DMMPC Executive Director of any change in the ownership of the solar facility or any part of the ownership thereof to and through the time that the final Decommissioning-Restoration Plan and Agreement are concluded and all applicable acceptances, releases and performance standards of any description have been met, concluded and accepted by the appropriate local, state, federal or private authority, department, agency, and person(s) and all financial payments or other financial obligations are fully satisfied and all appropriate parties are in receipt thereof.
7.
Decommissioning and Removal
a.
Any ground-mounted solar facility equipment which has reached the end of its useful life has been abandoned, or declared a public nuisance, shall be removed by the owner as per this Article.
b.
Owner/operator shall give written notice of intent to abandon use of a solar facility sixty (60) days prior to the discontinuation of electrical production to the County Commissioners and DMMPC Plan Commission.
c.
A solar facility or portion of a solar facility shall be considered abandoned use after one (1) year without energy production unless a Rehabilitation Plan developed by the solar facility owner and solar facility operator is submitted to, and approved by, the County Commissioners outlining the necessary procedures and time schedule for commencing or returning the SES to energy production as provided in this ordinance. Failure by the solar facility owner and/or operator to commence energy production at such solar facility or return such solar facility to energy production within the time schedule which has been approved by the County Commissioners, said solar facility or portion of solar facility shall be considered an abandoned use and/or a public nuisance.
d.
Stabilization or re-vegetation of the site as necessary to minimize erosion. The Building/Zoning Administrator may allow the owner or operator to leave landscaping or designated below-grade foundations in order to minimize erosion and disruption to vegetation.