Sec. 66-1207, 66-1208
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Shadowing/flicker restriction
Systems shall be sited in a manner that does not result in significant shadowing or flicker effects.
- Vibration restriction
Systems shall not create perceivable ground borne (seismic) vibrations.
Height
- Maximum wind turbine heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.150 ft
Wind turbine height for small system shall not exceed 150 feet.
Lighting
- Artificial lighting restriction
The system shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration or an appropriate authority.
Noise
- Maximum noise level60 dB
Sound produced by systems shall not exceed 60 decibels as measured at the property boundary.
Other
- Minimum clearance from property line10 ft
no portion of the small system, including guy wire anchors, may extend closer than ten feet to the property line.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines110 percent of turbine heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Small systems shall be set back a distance at least equal to 110 percent of the wind turbine height from all adjacent property lines.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from structures on neighboring property150 percent of turbine heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
a distance equal at least to 150 percent of the wind turbine height from any structure on neighboring property.
Signage
- Signage prohibition
The system shall not have any signs, writings, or pictures that may be construed as advertising.
From the ordinance
Small wind systems shall not exceed 150 feet in height; set back 110% of height from property lines, 150% from structures; noise not exceed 60 dB.