22.32.180
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting only as required by FAA
Exterior lighting on any WECS or associated structure shall not be allowed except that which is specifically required in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
Noise
- Maximum daytime noise level50 dBA
shall not result in a total noise level that exceeds 50 dBA during the daytime (7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
- Maximum nighttime noise level45 dBA
and 45 dBA during the nighttime (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.)
Other
- Minimum distance from known nest or roost of threatened/endangered species300 ft
Within five times the total height or 300 feet, whichever is greater, of a known nest or roost of a listed State or Federal threatened or endangered species
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from visually prominent ridgeline300 ft
WECS shall be located downslope a minimum of 300 feet horizontally or 100 feet vertically, whichever is more restrictive, from a visually prominent ridgeline
From the ordinance
Small, Medium, and Large WECS shall not result in a total noise level that exceeds 50 dBA during the daytime (7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and 45 dBA during the nighttime (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) as measured at any point along the common property lines of adjacent properties except during short-term events such as utility outages, severe weather events, and construction or maintenance operations.