HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-13-Ordinance 2671_Wind Energy Conservation SystemsORDINANCE NO.2671
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 300,ZONING ORDINANCE,CITY OF
WAUKEE,IOWA,BY AMENDING SECTION 301.8(0),GENERAL REGULATIONS,
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Chapter 300,Waukee Municipal Code,Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,Section 301.8(0)(2),Definitions,is hereby amended by adding a definition for
Display lot and remnnbering each consecutive subsection in letter order:
B.Climbing Apparatus -'A fixed piece of equipment used to moved an
individual up or down the tower.
Section 2.Chapter 300,Waukee Municipal Code,Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,Section 301.8(0)(6)(A)Bulk Regulations -MinimumLot Size is hereby
repealed and enacted in lieu thereof is as follows:
A.Minimum Lot Size:One acre minimum lot size required for any
tower mounted wind energy conversion system.
Section 3.Chapter 300,Waukee Municipal Code,Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,Section 301.8(0)(6)(C)Bulk Regulations -Maximum Height is hereby repealed
and enacted in lieu thereof is as follows:
B.Maximum Height:Height shall be measured from the adjacent
grade of the tower to the tip of the turbine (blade)at its highest point.
1.For lots of one (1)and fewer than three (3)acres,the
maximum height shall be sixty (60)feet.
2.For lots of three (3)to seven (7)acres,the maximum height
shall be eighty (80)feet.
3.For lots of more than seven (7)acres,the maximum height
shall be one hundred (100)feel.
Section 4.Chapter 300,Waukee Municipal Code,Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,Section 301.8(0)(7),Minimum System Design Standards,is hereby amended by
adding the following:
N.Climbing Apparatus:The tower must be desigued to prevent
climbing within the first ten (10)feel.
Section 5.Repealer.All ordinances or parts of ordinances 111 conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 6.Severability Clause.If any section,provision or part of this ordinance shall
be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional,such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the
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ordinance as a whole or any section,provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 7.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage,approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the 13th day of September 2010,and approved this 13th day of September
2010.
Attest:
J effrey r,".stra,City Afu;nnistrator/Clerk
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