§ 325-34.3
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Permitted in A-5, RP-5, RR-3, R-10, R-5 and R-3 Zoning Districts as an accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office..
Uses
Accessory1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.80 ft
Structure height shall be no more than 80 feet from the ground measuring to the highest point of the blade sweep.
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A minimum of two acres is required of this activity
Noise
- Maximum noise level at property line50 dbA
Noise level shall not exceed 50 dbA as measured from the closest property line.
Other
- Time after disuse before dismantling12 months
At such time as the RWES ceases to be used for its intended purpose for a period exceeding 12 consecutive months, such RWES shall be dismantled
- Maximum electrical output10 kW
It shall be limited to production of no more than 10 kilowatts (kW) of electrical power.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of access restriction from grade12 ft
The base of the RWES tower shall incorporate measures to prevent nonauthorized personnel from ascending the tower for a distance of 12 feet from grade.
- Minimum blade clearance above roof for roof-mounted systems10 ft
The lowest point of the arc of the blade shall be 10 feet above the height of the structure being mounted.
- Minimum blade clearance from ground20 ft
No portion of the blade sweep shall extend within 20 feet of the ground
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. tower types
Guy wire or lattice towers shall be prohibited.
Setbacks from any property shall be in accordance with the zoning district or 110% of the tower height including the blades measured from the ground to the highest point of the blade sweep whichever is greater.
From the ordinance
Residential wind energy systems (RWES) shall be permitted in the A-5, RP-5, RR-3, R-10, R-5 and R-3 Zoning Districts as an accessory use for a residential dwelling or an accessory structure.