Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the following shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Plan Commission Office, which shall certify that the following are in compliance with all applicable regulations:
(A) FAA permit application. An FAA permit application;
(B) Decommissioning plan. A decommissioning plan as prescribed in this chapter;
(C) Economic development, drainage, and road use and maintenance agreements. An economic development agreement, a drainage agreement, and a road use and maintenance agreement approved by the County Commissioners. The agreement shall be developed in conjunction with the County Board of Commissioners. This agreement must be signed before any building permit is issued. The drainage agreement must prescribe or reference provisions to address crop and field tile damages;
(D) Erosion control plan. An erosion control plan developed in consultation with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), and any storm water quality management plan adopted by the applicable jurisdiction;
(E) Utility plan. A utility plan drawn to the same scale as the site plan illustrating the location of all underground utility lines associated with the total WECS project. All drawings shall be at a scale not smaller than one inch equals 50 feet, with a scale of one inch equals 30 feet being preferred. Any other scale must be approved by the Administrator. No individual sheet or drawing shall exceed 24 inches by 36 inches;
(F) Final site layout plan. Provide a copy of the final site layout plan illustrating the final location of all that is required in the preliminary site layout plan, as approved by the landowner;
(G) Avoidance and mitigation of damages to public infrastructure. In addition to complying with the approved road use and maintenance agreement, an applicant, owner, or operator proposing to use any county road(s), for the purpose of transporting commercial WECS or substation parts and/or equipment for construction, operation, or maintenance of a commercial WECS or substation, shall comply with the following pre-construction requirements;
(H) Identification of roads and services. Identify all roads and services, to the extent that any proposed routes that will be used for construction and maintenance purposes shall be identified. If the route includes a public road, it shall be approved by the County Highway Department; and
(I) Pre-construction survey. The applicant shall conduct a pre-construction baseline survey acceptable to the Highway Superintendent to determine existing road conditions for assessing potential future damage. The survey shall include photographs, video, or a combination thereof, and a written agreement to document the condition of the public facility.
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 4-5-2022)