§ 154.2.115
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Maximum noise from large wind turbine at property line55 dB
Noise from a wind turbine shall not exceed 55 decibels as measured at the closest property line.
Other
- Maximum shadow flicker duration25 minutes/day
In no event shall shadow flicker exceed 25 minutes per day.
- Minimum distance from ground to lowest point of blades75 ft
The minimum distance between the ground and the lowest point of the blades shall be 75 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from overhead lines, other turbines, substations, public roads, and property lines (non-farm)600 ft
The minimum setback distance between a wind turbine and overhead utility or transmission lines, other wind turbines, electrical substations, public roads, and property lines for properties not part of a wind farm shall be no less than one and one-half times the wind turbine height or 600 feet, whichever is greater.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from closest property lines of adjacent properties6,600 ft
The setback requirement from the closest property lines of adjacent and other properties shall be no less than 1.25 mi/6600 feet.
From the ordinance
Noise from a wind turbine shall not exceed 55 decibels as measured at the closest property line. The minimum setback distance between a wind turbine and overhead utility or transmission lines, other wind turbines, electrical substations, public roads, and property lines for properties not part of a wind farm shall be no less than one and one-half times the wind turbine height or 600 feet, whichever is greater. The setback requirement from the closest property lines of adjacent and other properties shall be no less than 1.25 mi/6600 feet.