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<br />1128.04: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES AND SYSTEMS <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Districts: Ground source heat pump systems (GSHPS) shall be allowed as an <br />accessory use in all zoning districts. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. General Standards: <br /> <br />a. All components of GSHPS including pumps, borings and loops shall be <br />setback at least five (5) feet from all lot lines. <br /> <br />b. Easements. All components of GSHPS shall not encroach on easements. <br /> <br />c. GSHPS are prohibited in surface waters and wetlands. <br /> <br />d. Only closed loop GSHPS utilizing Minnesota Department of Health approved <br />heat transfer fluids are permitted. <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 per lot. <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 />