An application for a building permit for a WECS shall:
(A) Be accompanied by a plot plan drawn in sufficient scale and detail to clearly show:
(1) The property lines and physical dimensions of the lot or tract of land on which the WECS will be located, and the location and dimensions of all abutting streets and alleys;
(2) The location and total height of the WECS;
(3) The location of the aboveground utility lines on the lot or tract of land and, whether or not on the lot or tract of land, within a radius equal to one and one half times the total height of the WECS; and
(4) The location and size (including height) of buildings, structures and trees, except electrical transmission and distribution lines, antennas, slender or open lattice towers, and open fences.
(B) Be accompanied by standard drawings of the structural components of the WECS, including the tower support structures, base, and footings: such drawings and any necessary calculations shall be certified in writing by a licensed professional engineer licensed to practice in the state, and shall include a certification that the system, including any structural components or installation details which vary from the standard design or specifications, complies with the requirements, including the windload requirements, of the Building Code currently in effect in the city;
(C) Cite specific wind-speed data, including monthly mean wind speeds for a period of no less than six months;
(D) For the area in which is situated the lot or tract of land, including WECS design data, including manufacture’s specification and installation and operation instructions;
(E) Be accompanied by a statement by a professional engineer certifying that the rotor and overspeed controls have been designed and fabricated for the proposed use in accordance with good engineering practices, and the structural compatibility of available towers with available rotors; and
(F) Be accompanied by documentation by the WECS manufacturer that the WECS model has operated safely in atmospheric conditions for a period of not less than three months and has provided energy equivalent to not less than 25% of its predicted annual energy output under a 12 mph annual wind regime.
(Prior Code, § 150.138) (Ord. 1382, passed 3-14-1988)