For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Gun Barrel City, Texas, acting either through its governing body or the Mayor or his or her designee.
FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration or its successor agency.
MAYOR. The mayor of the City or his or her designee.
METEOROLOGICAL TOWER. Defined to include the tower, base plate, anchors, guy cables and hardware, anemometers (wind speed indicators), wind direction vanes, booms to hold equipment anemometers and vanes, data logger, instrument wiring, and any telemetry devices that are used to monitor or transmit wind speed and wind flow characteristics over a period of time for either instantaneous wind information or to characterize the wind resource at a given location.
OWNER. The individual or entity that intends to own and operate the small wind energy system in accordance with this chapter and includes the person or entity that owns the real estate on which the small wind energy system is situated as well as any occupant or person in control or supervision of the real estate.
ROOF MOUNTED SYSTEM. A small wind energy system mounted on and not exceeding more than 60 inches above the highest point of said structure.
ROTOR DIAMETER. The cross sectional dimension of the circle swept by the rotating blades.
SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM.
(1) A small wind energy system that:
(a) Is used to generate electricity;
(b) Has a maximum nameplate power capacity of 60 kilowatts or less; and
(c) Has a total height of no more than 60 feet (one to two acres) / 80 feet (two+ acres) in agricultural and nonresidential districts, and 40 feet in residential districts.
(2) SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM means a wind-driven energy conversion system that converts wind energy into electricity though the use of wind energy that drives a wind turbine, that has a nameplate rated capacity of not more than 60kw output at any given time, and that is intended for on- site production and consumption of electricity. The equipment converts and then stores or transfers energy from the wind into usable forms of energy. This equipment includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries or other component used in the system.
TOTAL HEIGHT. The vertical distance from ground level to the tip of a wind generator blade when the tip is at its highest point.
TOWER. The monopole, freestanding, or guyed structure that supports a wind generator.
WIND GENERATOR. Blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components mounted on top of the tower.
(Ord. O-2009-024, passed 8-25-09)