Sec. 25-446(l)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum turbine heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.680 ft
The individual turbines shall not exceed six hundred eighty (680) feet in height, as measured from the ground to the highest vertical portion of the blade when fully extended.
Other
- Commission permit required
A commission permit in accord with Section 15.2-2232 of the Code of Virginia shall be required prior to or in conjunction with any special exception approvals.
- Minimum lot size per turbine5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum lot size for a utility scale wind energy system shall be five (5) acres per turbine.
- Minimum separation between turbines as % of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.150 pct
The minimum distance required between turbines shall be no less than one hundred fifty (150) percent of the total structure height.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. as % of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. from occupied building150 pct
Wind turbines, post construction meteorological towers and other associated towers shall be set back a distance equal at least to one hundred fifty (150) percent of its total height from the nearest occupied building on a non-participating landowner's property.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. as % of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. from non-participating property lines110 pct
Wind turbines, post construction meteorological towers and other associated towers shall be set back a distance at least equal to one hundred ten (110) percent of its total height from all adjacent non-participating landowner's property lines.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot size for a utility scale wind energy system shall be five (5) acres per turbine. The individual turbines shall not exceed six hundred eighty (680) feet in height.