Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 8. ZONING |
Division 88. SPECIAL LAND USES |
Chapter 88-3. WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS |
§ 88-3.622. Additional residential WECS standards.
(a)
Parcel size. The minimum size of a parcel on which a residential WECS may be installed is one acre. A residential WECS need not be on the same parcel as the primary residential or agricultural use, but the parcels must be under common ownership.
(b)
Height. The maximum tower height for a residential WECS located on a parcel between one and five acres in size is eighty feet. The maximum tower height for a residential WECS located on a parcel five acres in size or larger is one hundred feet.
(c)
Hours. A residential WECS may operate during all hours.
(d)
Capacity. The rated capacity of a residential WECS may not exceed fifty kilowatts.
(e)
Setback. A residential WECS must be must be set back from each property line of the parcel upon which the residential WECS is located a distance equivalent to the machine height of the residential WECS.
(Ord. No. 2011-04, § VIII, 4-5-11)
Article 88-3.8. Site Reclamation