§ 180-59.1
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (commercial)120 ft
Wind energy system, commercial power generation: maximum 120 feet.
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. (private use)100 ft
Wind energy system, private use: maximum 100 feet, except in the Industrial Zoning District which may have a height up to 120 feet.
Noise
- Maximum noise at neighboring dwelling60 dB
Wind energy systems shall not exceed 60 decibels, as measured at the closest neighboring inhabited dwelling.
Other
- Minimum blade clearance above structures within 150 ft10 ft
The lowest point of the arc of the blade shall be 10 feet above the height of any structure within 150 feet of the base.
- Minimum blade ground clearance15 ft
The minimum distance between the ground and any protruding blades utilized on a wind energy system shall be 15 feet
- Minimum property boundary clearance10 ft
No part of the wind energy system structure, including guy wire anchors, may extend closer than 10 feet to the property boundaries of the property.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from neighboring dwelling (150% of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. + blade length)150 pct
a distance at least equal to 150% of the tower height plus blade length from any habitable dwelling on the neighboring property.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (110% of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. + blade length)110 pct
The wind energy system shall be set back a distance at least equal to 110% of the height of the tower plus the blade length from all adjacent property lines
- Tower fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The supporting tower shall also be enclosed with a six-foot-tall fence or the base of the tower shall not be climbable for a distance of 12 feet.
From the ordinance
Wind energy: private tower max 100 ft, commercial 120 ft, blade clearance 15 ft, setbacks 110%/150% of height+blade, noise ≤60 dB.