(A) The owner or operator of the WECS shall maintain a current general liability policy covering bodily injury and property damage with limits of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 in the aggregate, with an annual certificate of insurance being provided to the county, with the county being added as an additional insured, with the designation of primary and noncontributory.
(B) The applicant, owner or operator shall promptly increase such liability insurance if such amount is increased in the WECS Ordinance and the applicant, owner or operator is notified in writing of same by the county. The applicant shall provide evidence of such increased insurance to the Community Development Administrator.
(C) Insurance coverage shall be maintained without interruption from the date of permitting through the decommissioning of all wind turbines. Certificates of insurance acceptable to the county and in compliance with this section shall be filed with the county prior to the commencement of any work on the WECS and thereafter upon renewal or replacement of each required policy of insurance. These certificates and the insurance policies required under this section shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policies shall not be cancelled or allowed to expire until at least 60 days written notice has been given to the county.
(D) Applicant shall also, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, and hold the county, its employees, board members and agents harmless for any action due to or arising out of the construction, maintenance, decommissioning, deconstruction and/or operation of the WECS.
(Res. LU-23-09, passed 5-31-2023)