§ 154.2.115
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum METMAST heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.550 ft
The maximum height for a METMAST within a wind energy test facility is 550 feet.
Noise
- Maximum noise at property line55 dB
Noise from a wind turbine shall not exceed 55 decibels as measured at the closest property line.
Other
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from adjacent property lines6,600 ft
The setback requirement from the closest property lines of adjacent and other properties shall be no less than 1.25 mi/6600 feet.
- Minimum blade ground clearance75 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 utilities, roads, property lines600 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.
- Maximum shadow flicker duration25 min/day
in no event shall shadow flicker exceed 25 minutes per day.
- Large wind requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
No wind energy facility, wind energy test facility, or wind turbine, large scale and/or utility scale ... shall be constructed ... except pursuant to a special use permit
From the ordinance
No wind energy facility, wind energy test facility, or wind turbine, large scale and/or utility scale ... shall be constructed ... except pursuant to a special use permit