(a) “Applicant” means the person or entity filing an application under this chapter.
(b) “Facility owner” means the entity or entities having an equity interest in the wind energy facility, including their respective successors and assigns.
(c) "Hub height” means the distance measured from the surface of the tower foundation to the height of the wind turbine hub, to which the blade is attached.
(d) “Operator” means the entity responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the wind energy facility.
(e) “Occupied building” means a school, hospital, church, public library or other building used for public gathering.
(f) “Turbine height” means the distance measured from the surface of the lower foundation to the highest point of the turbine rotor plane.
(g) “Wind turbine” means a wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of a wind turbine generator.
(h) “Wind energy facility” means an electric generating facility, whose main purpose is to supply electricity, consisting of one (1) or more wind turbines and other accessory structures and buildings, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures and facilities. (Ord. 2250. Passed 10-11-10.)