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(d) Design <br />(1) Noise: All Wind Turbines <br />shall comply with the state <br />pollution control agency's no se <br />pollution control section (NPC <br />1 and NPC 2), as amended. <br />(2) FCC 'regulations: All Wind <br />Turbines shall comply with all <br />applicable Federal Communi- <br />cations Commission <br />regulations, as amended. <br />(3) FAA regulations: All Wind <br />Turbines shall comply with all <br />applicable Federal Aviation <br />Administration regulations, as <br />amended. <br />(4) Safety: Shall be equipped <br />with over speed. or similar <br />controls. designed to prevent <br />'isintegration of the rotor in <br />.gh winds <br />(51 Color: The Wind Turbine <br />and support structure shall be <br />a neutral color such as white or <br />Tight gray. Other colors may be <br />allowed at the discretion of the <br />City Council. The surface shall <br />be non - reflective. <br />(6) Lighting: No lights shall be <br />installed on the tower, unless <br />required.'to meet FAA <br />regulations. ' <br />(e) Setback: In industrial <br />zones towers shall be set back <br />30 feet from the front property <br />line, 25 feet from the side <br />property line, and 20 feet from <br />the rear property line. In all <br />other zones and from any <br />property line abutting a <br />residential use, towers and <br />accessory structures shall meet <br />setback requirements equal to <br />the height of the tower from all <br />property lines, <br />(f) Height: Height shall be <br />easuked from grade to the <br />ghest point of the blade, at <br />lu ertenaion. <br />(Zone, Permitted Use, <br />Conditional Use):' <br />R- 1(a;b,c,d), Lots less'than 10 <br />acres. but greater than 3 acres, <br />Up to 60 feet, Up to 250 feet; <br />Lots greater than 10 acres, Up <br />to 250 feet, -; <br />I -1, -, Up to 250 feet; <br />I -2, Up to 250 feet; <br />A -1, -, Up to 250 feet. <br />(g) Number: No more than one " <br />Wiad Turbine may be A an <br />x <br />(1) signege: No.Siin*g* er, <br />advertising of any kind shall he <br />pen witted an tile, tower or any <br />structut�. <br />(2) Climbing apparatus: All <br />climbing apparatus shall be <br />located at least twelve (12) feet <br />above the ground, and the <br />tower must be designed to <br />prevent climbing withiiNJ�& <br />first twelve feet. <br />(3) Wind access easements: <br />The enactment of this section <br />does not constitute the <br />granting of an easement by the <br />city. The owner/operator shall <br />be responsible for acquiring <br />any covenants, easements, or <br />similar documentation to <br />assure sufficient wind to <br />operate the Wind Turbine. <br />(4)Abandoned towers: If the <br />Wind Turbine has not operated <br />for a period of 6 successive <br />months, or fails to meet the <br />conditions of this ordinance, <br />the City Council may order it <br />dismantled and the site <br />restored to its original <br />condition. - <br />(i) Utility.connection: <br />(1) Utility Notification: No <br />Wind Turbine shall be installed <br />until evidence has been given <br />that the utility company has <br />been informed. <br />(2) Interconnection:The Wind <br />Turbine,if interconnected to a <br />utility system, shall .meet the <br />requirements for <br />,interconnection and operation <br />.as set forth by the utility. <br />Section 3. That this ordinance <br />hall take effect upon <br />publication as provided by law. <br />Passed and adopted by the <br />City Council of the City of Elk <br />'River this 19th day of October, <br />2009. <br />Stephanie E inzing, <br />ATTEST: Mayor <br />Tina Allard, <br />City Clerk <br />. (024) <br />