(a) Wind Energy Overlay District. There is hereby established a Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD) within the City of North Olmsted. Parcels included in the WEOD are identified on the City of North Olmsted Zone Map. Additional parcels may be supplementally zoned into the WEOD from time to time.
(b) Use Regulations. Medium WECS shall only be permitted as a conditional use within the Wind Energy Overlay District subject to the requirements of Chapter 1118.
(c) Development Area. Minimum development area for a medium WECS is five (5) acres. Only one (1) WECS is permitted per lot. All parcels within the development area must have common ownership.
(d) Height. Medium WECS may be no greater than 170 feet in total height.
(e) Setbacks. In any non-residential district, the minimum setback distance between a medium WECS and all surrounding development area boundaries, overhead utility or transmission lines, and public rights of way shall be equal to no less than 1.2 times the total height of the tower. In any residential district, the minimum setback distance shall be equal to no less than 1.5 times the total height of the tower. Furthermore, the fall zone for any WECS must be kept free of all occupied buildings during the operational life of the tower.
(Ord. 2009-63. Passed 2-2-10.)