For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings in this section.
(a) "Monopole tower" means a tower constructed of a single, self-supporting metal tube, anchored to a foundation.
(b) "Owner" means the individual property owner that intends to own and operate the WECS in accordance with this ordinance.
(c) "Rotor" means the non stationary part of a wind turbine.
(d) "Rotor radius" means the distance between the center point of the rotor and the outermost point on the rotor or blade.
(e) "Wind energy conversion system - private use" means a WECS which consists of a wind turbine, tower, and associated control or conversion electronics for the purpose of providing electrical power to a lawful principle use. A system having a rated capacity of 10 kilowatts (kW) or less for residential use or 100kW or less for non-residential uses shall be considered a private system for the purposes of these regulations.
(f) "Turbine height" means the distance between the ground elevation at the base of the structure and the upper most point of the rotor/blade/structure and/or revolution.
(g) "Wind turbine" means a WECS that converts wind energy into electricity through use of a wind turbine generator and includes such elements as a wind turbine generator hub, blade or rotor, tower, inverter, change controller and dump load, transmission wiring and controls and (possibly) battery bank and/or utility interconnecting equipment.
(h) "Wind turbine hub" means an electric power generator to which the blade or rotor of a wind turbine is attached. (Ord. 2010-66. Passed 7-26-10.)