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<br />170 <br />(l) Obsolete WECS and any related support or equipment shall be removed within 12 <br />months of cessation of operating, unless an exemption is granted by the Zoning Administrator. <br /> <br />(4) Freestanding WECS. In addition to the general requirements specified in this Section, <br />freestanding WECS shall comply with the following requirements: <br /> <br />(a) Freestanding WECS shall be constructed using a monopole design of tubular <br />steel. <br /> <br />(b) Not more than one (1) freestanding WECS shall be permitted per lot. <br /> <br />(c) Freestanding WECS shall not exceed 50 feet in height, as measured from the <br />grade level at the base of the tower to the highest possible extension of the blades, rotors, or <br />similar feature of the WECS. <br /> <br />(d) Freestanding WECS shall not be located within a front yard of a residential <br />zoning district. <br /> <br />(e) Freestanding WECS setbacks from all lot lines, from any principal building, from <br />any recreational facility (e.g., playfield, rink), and from lakes, wetlands, and ponds shall be a <br />distance 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 <br />freestanding WECS between two (2) or more abutting landowners. Prior to issuance of a <br />building permit, the applicant shall submit recorded copies of covenants or easements prohibiting <br />the construction of habitable buildings within a distance equal to the height of the WECS on all <br />affected properties. <br /> <br />(g) Freestanding WECS shall not be located within a required wetland buffer, within <br />a bluff or shore impact zone, or on slopes within the shoreland management overlay district that <br />are 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 <br />blade, rotor or other portion of the WECS shall extend over a public 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 at least <br />30 feet above the ground. <br /> <br />(j) Freestanding WECS shall not include tower climbing apparatus within 12 feet of <br />the ground. <br /> <br />(k) Freestanding WECS shall display a sign posted at the base of the tower, not to <br />exceed two (2) square feet in area, containing the following information. <br /> <br />1. A warning of danger to unauthorized persons. <br />