§ 80-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

All ECS are accessory structures and are only allowed in rear yards, as defined in Chapter 192, unless mounted on the roof of the principal building as provided for herein.

DEPARTMENT

The Town of DeWitt Department of Development.

ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (ECS)

A system whereby solar or wind energy is converted to other energy forms.

SOLAR COLLECTION SYSTEM (SCS)

A device or system to absorb, accumulate or convert or otherwise use the sun's energy as a source of heat or electriCity. A facility is only allowed in the Town if it supplies electrical power or heat solely for on-site use, except that when a parcel on which a SCS is installed also receives electrical power supplied by a utility company, excess electrical power generated by the SCS and not currently needed for on-site use may be used by the utility company in exchange for a reduction in the quantity of electrical power supplied by that company to the parcel for on-site use, as long as no net revenue is produced by such electrical power.

TOWN

Town of DeWitt, outside the Village of East Syracuse

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS)

A WECS is a system, which may or may not include a monopole tower for mounting, designed to use wind for the on-site conversion to energy for the sole use of the owner or tenant(s).