(A) A special use permit is required prior to obtaining a building permit.
(B) A building permit is required for the installment of each tower located within the unincorporated lands within the boundaries of DeWitt county. The building permit must be submitted to the county Zoning Administrator on the approved application form.
(C) All WECS building/construction plans shall include a certification by an Illinois Licensed Structural Engineer that the foundation and tower design on the WECS is within accepted professional standards, given local soil and climate conditions.
(D) Site plan with all of the following items to the extent that items mentioned below are identifiable by landowner of ALTA survey:
(1) Electrical cabling from the WECS Tower to the substation;
(2) Ancillary equipment;
(3) Third party transmission lines;
(4) Wells;
(5) Septic fields;
(6) Field tile location;
(7) Existing easements;
(8) Floodplain location and elevation, if applicable; and
(9) Wetland location, if any.
(E) Letter from the FAA stating the project is in compliance with FAA height and lighting requirements.
(F) A building permit fee is required in the amount of $2,000 per tower constructed or erected; and building permit fee for conventional structures in accordance with county ordinances.
(G) The owner or operator of the WECS must submit, on a yearly basis, a summary of:
(1) The operation and maintenance reports;
(2) Any physical modifications to the WECS; and
(3) Complaints pertaining to setbacks, noise, appearance, safety, lighting, use of roads, shadow flickers, etc.
(Ord. passed 4-23-2009; Ord. passed 4-20-2017)