§ 88-3.206. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

(a)

"Commercial WECS" means a WECS constructed for the purpose of generating electricity for sale to a public or private utility or to an offsite consumer.

(b)

"Exterior project boundary" means all property lines that define the boundaries of a parcel upon which at least one commercial WECS is constructed. If a commercial WECS project involves two or more contiguous parcels, then "exterior project boundary" means the property lines that define the outside edge of the entire conglomeration of parcels.

(c)

"Machine height" means the vertical distance measured from grade at the base of a WECS to the highest vertical extension of the WECS, including the uppermost extension of any blades. The below-grade portion of the foundation is excluded when measuring machine height.

(d)

"Residential WECS" means a WECS that is used only as an accessory to an allowable residential or agricultural use and has a rated capacity of not more than fifty kilowatts.

(e)

"Tower height" means the vertical distance measured from grade at the base of a WECS to the top of the fixed portion of the WECS, excluding the wind turbine. The below-grade portion of the foundation is excluded when measuring tower height.

(f)

"Wind energy conversion system" and "WECS" mean a machine, such as a wind turbine or windmill, that converts kinetic energy in wind into a usable form of mechanical or electrical energy. "WECS" includes all parts of the conversion system and the tower upon which the system is installed, but does not include power transmission equipment.

(Ord. No. 2011-04, § II, 4-5-11; Ord. 85-39 § 4, prior code §82-4.281).

Article 88-3.4. Permits