Sec. 25-446(l) and (o)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- A-1 and FC districts
- Geographic extent
- Applies in AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. Use DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (A-1) and Forest Conservation Use DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. (FC)
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Monopole design required
Wind energy system towers shall be of monopole design and shall be painted a non-reflective unobtrusive color.
Lighting
- Artificial lighting restriction
Wind energy system towers shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the FAA or appropriate authority.
Noise
- Maximum audible sound level60 dB
Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, as measured from any adjacent non-participating landowners' property line.
Other
- 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 distance between turbines (percent 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. from nearest occupied building on non-participating landowner's property (percent of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)150 pct
and 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. from non-participating landowner's property line (percent of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)110 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. 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 and 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. Audible sound from a wind energy system shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, as measured from any adjacent non-participating landowners' property line.