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Resolution 986-13 <br />Page 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Abandonment: A GSHPS that is allowed to remain in a nonfunctional or <br />inoperative state for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months, and which is not <br />brought in operation within the time specified by the City, shall be presumed <br />abandoned and may be declared a public nuisance subject to removal at the <br />expense of the operator. <br /> <br /> <br />1128.05: WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Districts: Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) shall be allowed with <br />approval of a conditional use permit in the following zoning districts and land use <br />designations: <br /> <br />a. Industrial, I-1, or Office or Industrial PUD. <br /> <br />b. In all properties guided as Institutional in the City’s Land Use Designations of <br />the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Ground Mounted WECS: <br /> <br />a. Number: <br /> <br />1. Large WECS. One (1) large WECS shall be permitted on a lot of at <br />least two (2) acres in size. <br /> <br />2. Small WECS. One (1) small WECS shall be allowed on a single lot of <br />one (1) to five (5) acres. All other larger parcels will be limited to one <br />(1) small WECS per five (5) acres of land area. <br /> <br />b. Height: <br /> <br />1. Large WECS shall have a total height, including tower and blade to its <br />highest point of travel, of no more than one-hundred twenty five (125) <br />feet. <br /> <br />2. Small WECS shall have a total height, including tower and blade to its <br />highest point of travel, of no more than sixty (60) feet. <br />