Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 25-446 (Wind Energy Systems)

Extracted standards

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

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  • Abandonment period1 year

    The system shall be considered abandoned when the system fails to operate for more than one (1) year without the written consent of the zoning administrator.

  • Annual report contact requirement

    The yearly report shall include a phone number and identify a responsible person for the public to contact with inquiries and complaints available twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

  • Annual report due date7 month

    The facility owner and operator of each wind energy systems with a rated capacity of one hundred kilowatts (100 kW) or more shall submit a report to the zoning administrator once a year, no later than July 1.

  • Notice of change in ownership10 working days

    Notice shall be provided to the county within ten (10) working days of any change in ownership of the facility.

  • Decommissioning timeline after discontinuation12 months

    The owner or operator shall physically remove the system and restore the site no more than twelve (12) months after the date of discontinued operations.

  • Decommissioning surety

    Surety shall remain in full force and effect until the County has inspected the site and verified the wind energy system has been decommissioned.

From the ordinance

The applicant will ensure the surety shall remain in full force and effect until the County has inspected the site and verified the wind energy system has been decommissioned...
Sec. 25-446 (Wind Energy Systems)