Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 25-446

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting restriction

    Wind energy system towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA.

Noise

  • Maximum sound level60 dB

    Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed 60 decibels.

Other

  • Minimum blade clearance15 ft

    The minimum distance between the ground and any protruding blades utilized on a wind energy system shall be 15 feet.

Signage

  • Signage restriction

    No tower should have any sign, writing, or picture that may be construed as advertising.

From the ordinance

Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, as measured from any adjacent non-participating landowners' property line.
Sec. 25-446