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t CITY OF ELK RIVER i .,. A , The City Council of the City of lk River does hereby ordain as follows, 0 Section 1. Section 30--1 titled, Definitions, of the City of Elk River Code of ordinances shall be amended to add the following: Wind Turbine. Means a machine that converts the kinetic energy in the wind into a usable form. Section 2. Section 30 -804 of the City of Elk River Code of ordinances, titled Wind Turbines shall be added to include the following: (a) Locations Mind Turbines may be permitted where identified as a conditional or accessory use herein (b) Required. Approvals; exemptions Required. No Wind Turbine or support structure of any bind shall be erected anywhere within the city without first 1- naldng application for and obtaining- from the City approvals � y a pp required by the Code. wind turbines less than 22 feet in height of attached to and no more than 10 feet above an existing structure shall be exempt frorn the provisions of this Section. (c) Manufacturer's documentation and engineer's certification Prior to the issuance of a building permit) the applicant shall provide to the city documentation or other evidence from the dealer or nian.ufacturer that the Mind Turbine has been successfully operated in atmospheric conditions and is warranted against any systems failures under reasonably expected severe weather operating conditions as established by the Department of Building Safety. The applicant shall also provide to the city documentation that the tower structure for the system has received a professional engineer's certification, (d) Design �1 } Nois e All Mind Turbines shall comply with the state pollution control agency's noise pollution control section (NPC 1 and NPC 2), as amended. (2) ]FCC regulations All Mind "Turbines shall comply with all applicable Federal Communications Commission regulations, as arnended. CADocumeilts and S aiti pAtallarc \Local Settii�I;ATemporary Internet r,iles\0LKF\Wind Turbines.doc