"Utility facility" means those necessary appurtenances including related right of ways for the transmission of electric power, gas, water, sewage, telephone and other in-line facilities needed for the operation of such facilities, such as gas regulating stations, pumping stations, power or communication substations, dams, reservoirs, and related powerhouses. Additionally, a utility facility means any energy device and/or system that generates energy from renewable energy resources, including solar, hydro, wind, biofuels, wood, geothermal, or similar sources. (Ord. 203 §32(253), 1987)