Sec. 7-9-108
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Non-urbanized areas of Orange County
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs shall be no larger than four (4) square feet
- Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.80 ft
Maximum tower height shall be eighty (80) feet unless applicant can demonstrate... up to, but no more than, one hundred (100) feet in height.
- Minimum blade ground clearance15 ft
The minimum distance between the ground and any part of the turbine blade shall be fifteen (15) feet.
- Minimum lot size1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre.
- Minimum property line setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.30 ft
No part of the system, including guy wire anchors, shall extend closer than thirty (30) feet from any property line.
- Removal after inoperation12 months
System shall be removed if inoperable for more than twelve (12) consecutive months.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line2 times_height
Minimum setback for the system shall be at least two (2) times the height of the system from any property line.
- Tower lighting prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Tower structure lighting shall be prohibited unless required by the FAA, FCC or building code.
From the ordinance
A small wind energy system may be installed only on parcels located outside "urbanized" areas, i.e., within the "non-urbanized" area.