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3. General Provisions_V1 <br /> <br />3-111 <br />l) Obsolete WECS and any related support or equipment shall be removed within <br />twelve months of cessation of operating, unless an exemption is granted by the Zoning <br />Administrator. <br /> <br />(3) Freestanding WECS. In addition to the general requirements specified in this Section, <br />freestanding WECS shall comply with the following requirements: <br />a) Freestanding WECS shall be constructed using a monopole design of tubular steel. <br /> <br />b) Not more than one freestanding WECS shall be permitted per lot. <br /> <br />c) Freestanding WECS shall not exceed 50 feet in height, as measured from the grade <br />level at the base of the tower to the highest possible extension of the blades, rotors or similar <br />feature of the WECS. <br /> <br />d) Freestanding WECS shall not be located within a front yard, unless the yard <br />qualifies as an equivalent side or rear yard. <br /> <br />e) Freestanding WECS shall be set back from all lot lines, from any habitable structure <br />(e.g., dwelling, school, business), from any recreational facility (e.g., playfield, rink), and from <br />lakes, wetlands, and ponds a distance that is at least equal to the height of the WECS. <br /> <br />f) Lot line setbacks may be reduced for projects with joint ownership of a freestanding <br />WECS between two or more abutting landowners. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the <br />applicant shall submit recorded copies of covenants or easements prohibiting the construction of <br />habitable buildings within a distance equal to the height of the WECS on all affected properties. <br /> <br />g) Freestanding WECS shall not be located within a required wetland buffer strip, <br />within a bluff impact zone, or on slopes within the shoreland management overlay district that are <br />over 12 percent as measured over horizontal distances of 50 feet or more. <br /> <br />h) No portion of a freestanding WECS including the full arc area created by any blade, <br />rotor or other portion of the WECS shall extend over a drainage or utility easement, over a parking <br />lot, over an accessory building, or over or under an overhead utility line. <br /> <br />i) The lowest extent of any blade or rotor on a freestanding WECS shall be not less <br />than 30 feet above the ground. <br /> <br />j) Freestanding WECS shall not include tower climbing apparatus within twelve feet <br />of the ground. <br /> <br />k) Freestanding WECS shall display a sign posted at the base of the tower, not to <br />exceed two square feet in area, containing the following information. <br /> <br />i. A warning of danger to unauthorized persons. <br /> <br />ii. The WECS manufacturer's name.