For purposes of the regulation of residential, commercial, and industrial use of wind turbine
generators.
Accessory Structures - Structures such as sheds, storage sheds, pool houses, unattached garages, and barns.
Anemometer - An instrument that measures the force and direction of the wind.
Clear Fall Zone -An area surrounding the wind turbine unit into which the turbine and or turbine components might fall due to inclement weather, poor maintenance, faulty construction methods, or any other condition causing turbine failure that shall remain unobstructed and confined within the property lines of the primary parcel where the turbine is located at, the purpose being that if the turbine should fall or otherwise become damaged, the falling structure will be confined to the primary parcel and will not fall onto dwellings, accessory buildings, and will not intrude onto a neighboring property.
Clear Drop Zone - A requirement that the parcel where a wind turbine is located be large enough to accommodate a clear drop zone whereupon if the structure were to fall, it would not fall onto the primary residence of the property, or onto the neighboring property. Given this constraint, a minimum parcel size would not be required since this provision would in effect self-regulate the necessary parcel size.
Cowling - A streamlined removable metal that covers the turbine's nacelle (na-celle).
Ice Throw - Ice being thrown from the rotor blades. Engineering data needs to show that the set-backs and/or composition of the rotors will be sufficient enough to prevent damages from ice throw.
Nacelle - A separate streamlined metal enclosure that covers the essential mechanical components of the turbine.
Primary Structure - For each property, the structure that one or more persons occupy the majority of time on that property for either business or personal reasons. Primary structures include such as residences, commercial buildings, hospitals, and day care facilities. Primary structures exclude structures such as hunting sheds, storage sheds, pool houses, unattached garages, and barns.
Professional Engineer - A qualified individual who is licensed as a professional engineer in the State of Ohio.
Wind Power Turbine Owner - The person or persons who owns the wind turbine structure.
Wind Power Turbine Tower - The support structure to which the turbine and rotor are attached.
Wind Power Turbine Height- the distance from the rotor blade at its highest point to the top surface of the Wind Power Generating Facility (WPGF) foundation.
(Ord. 759. Passed 5-19-08.)