All wind-powered electricity-generating system installations from and after the effective date of this chapter shall be made in accordance with the following rules and regulations.
(A) Masts and associated equipment shall be of non-combustible and corrosive-resistant material.
(B) Every mast and system installed on a roof shall be mounted on its own platform or plate covering two or more rafters of the roof and shall be securely anchored with guy wires.
(C) Masts and systems shall not be fastened directly to the roof or supported by combustible members or materials.
(D) All outdoor equipment shall be of an approved type, and shall not exceed the maximum height of ten feet above a roof support or 30 feet above a ground support.
(E) Every mast and associated system must be adequately grounded for protection against a direct strike of lightning, with an adequate ground wire.
(F) In no case shall a system be installed nearer to the street or sidewalk than the height of the associated wind system, plus ten feet, and no wire, cables or guy wires shall cross or extend over any part of any street, or sidewalk or public right of way.
(G) Whenever it is necessary to install a mast and associated system near power lines, or where damage would be caused by its falling, a separate safety wire must be attached to the cross-arm of the system and secured in a direction away from the hazard.
(H) Anchor points for systems, masts and guy wires must be lead anchor screws or lead expansion shields drilled into solid block, concrete or other non-combustible construction.
(I) Transmission lines must be kept at least 24 inches clear of telephone or electric wires.
(J) Rawl plugs are approved only for supporting transmission lines.
(K) Stand-off support insulators must be used at least every ten feet running on the transmission line.
(L) Lightning arrestors shall be approved as safe by the Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc., and both sides of the line must be adequately protected with proper arrestors or neon lamps to remove static charges accumulated on the line.
(M) Masts and systems shall be designed and installed to withstand a wind pressure of 25 pounds per square foot and in no case shall guy wires be less than 3/32”, five-strand cable or equivalent, galvanized. Rawl plugs shall not be used for guy wires or for mounting brackets.
(N) Ground straps for grounding masts and attaching arrestors to water pipe shall be an approved ground fitting.
(O) (1) The miscellaneous hardware, such as brackets, turnbuckles, thimbles, clips and similar type equipment subject to rust or corrosion, shall be protected with a zinc or cadmium coating by either galvanizing or shepardizing process after forming.
(2) These finishes are selected to guard against corrosion due to stack gases and other deposits and to protect the elements against electrolytic action due to the use of adjoining dissimilar metals.
(P) Turnbuckles shall be protected against turning by threading the guy wires through the turnbuckle.
(Q) Ground wires shall be the type approved by the National Electric Code of 2023, as adopted by reference by this code of the town, for grounding masts and lightning arrestors, and shall be installed in a mechanical manner with as few bends as possible, maintaining a clearance of at least two inches from combustible material.
(R) All other provisions of the National Electric Code of 2023, as adopted by reference by this code of ordinances, shall apply to the installation, repair and maintenance of any wind-powered electricity-generating system in the town.
(Prior Code, § 513.12.9) (Ord. 411, passed 1-2-1997; Ord. 463, passed 5-3-2001; Ord. 521, passed 1-3-2008; Ord. 584, passed 10-1-2015) Penalty, see § 156.999