(A) Minimum setback distances for commercial WECS.
(1) The minimum setback distances for commercial WECS are as follows.
Distance From | Minimum Setback Distance |
Distance From | Minimum Setback Distance |
Incorporated limits of a municipality, measured from the center of the WECS to the corporate limits | 1,500 feet |
Ohio River, measured from the center of the WECS to the shoreline | One-half mile |
Other rights-of-way, such as railroads and utility easements, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point), provided that the distance is no less than 350 feet |
Property line, measured from the center of the WECS to the property line | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point) for non-participating landowners. The setback requirement may be waived, in writing, by participating landowners |
Public conservation lands, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest point of the public conservation land in question | 750 feet |
Residential dwellings, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest corner of the structure | 1,000 feet for nonparticipating landowners. The setback requirement may be waived, in writing, by participating landowners |
Road right-of-way, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point), provided that the distance is no less than 350 feet |
Wetlands, as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest point of the wetland in question | As determined by a permit obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers |
(2) The setback for residential dwellings shall be reciprocal, in that no residential dwelling shall be constructed within 1,000 feet of a commercial WECS.
(3) The setback shall be measured from future rights-of-way width if a planned road improvement or expansion is known at the time of application.
(B) Minimum setback distances for non-commercial WECS and micro-WECS.
(1) The minimum setback distances for non-commercial WECS and micro-WECS are as follows.
Distance From | Minimum Setback Distance |
Distance From | Minimum Setback Distance |
Ohio River, measured from the center of the WECS to the shoreline | One half of a mile |
Other rights-of-way, such as railroads and utility easements, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point), provided that the distance is no less than the required yard setback prescribed for that district |
Property line, measured from the center of the WECS to the property line | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point), provided that the distance is no less than the required yard setback prescribed for that district |
Public conservation lands, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest point of the public conservation land in question | 750 feet |
Residential dwellings, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest corner of the structure | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point) |
Road right-of-way, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1.1 times the total height (where the blade tip is at its highest point), provided that the distance is no less the required yard setback prescribed for that district |
Wetlands, as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest point of the wetland in question | As determined by a permit obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers |
(2) The setback shall be measured from future rights-of-way width if a planned road improvement or expansion is known at the time of application.
(C) Minimum setback distances for meteorological towers. Minimum setback distances for meteorological towers are as follows.
Distance From | Minimum Setback Distance |
Other rights-of-way, such as railroads and utility easements, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1.1 times the total height, provided that the distance is no less than the required yard setback |
Property line, measured from the center of the WECS to the property line | 1.1 times the total height, provided that the distance is no less than the required yard setback |
Residential dwellings, measured from the center of the WECS to the nearest corner of the structure | 1.1 times the total height |
Road right-of-way, measured from the center of the WECS to the edge of the right-of-way | 1,1 times the total height, provided that the distance is no less than the required yard setback |
(Ord. 2022-02, passed 4-5-2022)