(B) Daycare centers provided the facilities meet the following conditions:
(1) All uses must be nonprofit as define by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
(2) A traffic impact analysis may be required to determine and minimize level of service impacts due to existing governmental and educational uses.
(3) Administrative office and classroom areas must clearly be a secondary use.
(C) Cultural arts centers provided the facilities meet the following conditions:
(1) All uses must be nonprofit as defined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
(2) A traffic impact analysis may be required to determine and minimize level of service impacts due to existing governmental and educational uses.
(3) Shall be open to the public to provide cultural enrichment activities.
(4) Administrative office and classroom areas must clearly be a secondary use.
(D) Wind turbines.
(1) The site size for installation of a wind turbine shall be a minimum of one acre and shall have a separation of a minimum of 100 feet from any other wind turbine tower.
(2) Noise limits shall be consistent with § 153.185.
(3) The tower height shall not exceed 80 feet. The rotor size shall not exceed 23 feet in diameter. The combined height of the tower and rotor shall not exceed 92 feet above finished grade at the base of the tower.
(4) The tower shall be set back from all property lines a minimum distance equal to the combined height of the tower and rotor. In addition, the tower shall be set back from US 158 Bypass (Croatan Highway) and NC 12 (Virginia Dare Trail) a minimum distance of 250 feet.
(5) The turbine and tower shall be designed to withstand maximum wind speeds as stipulated in the North Carolina Building Code.
(6) The tower shall be self-supporting tubular tower (monopole); self-supporting lattice tower: or a guyed-lattice type tower with a minimum guy radius of 50% of tower height and a maximum guy radius of 90% of tower height. No portion of the tower or guyed wires will interfere with fire lanes.
(7) A North Carolina licensed professional engineer must seal all structural plans.
(8) The base of the tower shall be secured in such a way to prevent unauthorized climbing.
(9) The power processor shall not exceed a rated power of ten kilowatts, and shall have an output of 240VAC, 60 hz, 1Ph. The processor shall be UL certified 1741, and in compliance with IEEE 929 & 519.
(10) No lighting (unless required by FAA Regulations) or signage of any kind shall be permitted on the tower or wind turbine.
(11) The tower and turbine shall be neutral in color and not create a visual distraction from the ground level.
(12) At such time the turbine is no longer functioning the tower shall be removed within 120 days. The tower, turbine and guy wires will meet all applicable FAA Regulations.
(13) No type of communications antennae or array, or antennae of any kind shall be allowed to be installed or connected to the wind turbine structure.
(E) Meteorological towers.
(1) The site size for installation of a meteorological tower shall be a minimum of one acre and have a minimum separation from any other tower on the site of 100 feet.
(2) The tower height shall not exceed 100 feet.
(3) The tower shall be set back from all property lines a minimum distance equal to the height of the tower. In addition, the tower shall be set back from US 158 Bypass (Croatan Hwy) and NC12 (Virginia Dare Trail) a minimum distance of 250 feet.
(4) The tower shall be designed to withstand maximum wind speeds as stipulated in the North Carolina Building Code.
(5) The tower shall be self-supporting or guyed tubular (monopole), or self-supporting or guyed lattice tower. Tower guy radius shall be a minimum of 50% of tower height and a maximum of 100% of tower height. No portion of the tower or guy wires shall interfere with fire lanes.
(6) All foundation and/or structural plans shall be sealed by a North Carolina licensed professional engineer.
(7) The base of the tower shall be secured to prevent unauthorized climbing.
(8) The tower and all appurtenances shall meet applicable FAA regulations.
(9) No lighting (unless required by FAA Regulations) or signage of any kind shall be permitted on the tower.
(10) The tower shall be neutral in color and not create a visual distraction from ground level.
(11) At such time as the tower is no longer providing for active data collection, it shall be removed within 120 days.
(12) No type of communications antennae or array (other than that required to transmit data over line-of-sight) shall be allowed to be installed or connected to the tower.
(Am. Ord. 01-02, passed 2-28-01; Am. Ord. 06-20, passed 8-14-06; Am. Ord. 09-02, passed 1-28-09; Am. Ord. 11-22, passed 10-10-11; Am. Ord. 18-4, passed 6-14-21)